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2600-2480
B.C.
Great
Pyramid - Giza, Egypt
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The
first of the pyramids was Zoser's Step Pyramid (2700 B.C.). As the
name implies the "step" shape was fromed from stacking mastabas.
Mastabas were the earliest tombs (one level and rectangular shape).
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image]
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Other
egyptian examples:
Hatchepsut's
Tomb - Der El-Bahari, Egypt (1520 B.C.)
Temple
of Amon - Karnak, Egypt (1530-323 B.C.)
[pictured
below]
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