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| − | Senefru, Khufu, and Khafre were all pharaohs who built the pyramids. Pyramids served as funeral monuments for pharaohs. Many believe that the pyramids were built by slaves, however, Egypt was not a slave society. The pyramids were actually built by peasants.
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| − | '''Legitimation of authority in Egypt:'''
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| − | All ancient civilizations have found legitimation of authority through power over the masses by having public symbols. For the Egyptians it was the pyramids. When they put the dead king in the pyramid it is believed that the pharaoh became a "manifestation of the Sun God".
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| − | By Jaya Krishnan
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| − | Sources: manual (115) and (116)
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