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=== Pyramids === | === Pyramids === | ||
==== early tombs & monumental structures ==== | |||
[[File:Mastaba-faraoun-3.jpg|thumb|Example of a mastaba, a built-up structure over underground tomb]] | [[File:Mastaba-faraoun-3.jpg|thumb|Example of a mastaba, a built-up structure over underground tomb]] | ||
* early Egyptians built elaborate underground burial tombs for kings & elites | * early Egyptians built elaborate underground burial tombs for kings & elites | ||
* these underground tombs began to build up above ground with mud bricks | * these underground tombs began to build up above ground with mud bricks | ||
* mastaba | * mastaba | ||