... from finding their ay to the burial chambers .The entrance to the pyramid as also camouflaged . The entrance to the pyramide as generally in the north side and the basic plan consisted of a descending passageay leading don to an underground burial chamber . The Great Pyramid of Giza is different it has three burial chambers , to above ground ithin the body of the pyramid , and one belo ground . A descending passageay leads into a further passage that in turn leads to a room knon as the Queens Chamber , that as probably intended to house a statue of the pharaoh . An ascending passageay leads into a chamber knon as the Grand Gallery . A high step at the top of the gallery forms a passageay leading to the principal burial chamber , a large room built entirely of granite that today contains only a massive granite sarcophagus.The Funeral RiteAfter embalming and mummification , the body of the pharaoh as placed in a sarcophagus and carried to the pyramid on a sledge or ceremonial boat in ritual procession led by priests and folloed by mourners . Once inside the pyramid , priests placed the sarcophagus in the burial chamber and also sa that the pharaoh as provided ith all that he might need in the afterlife this might take the form of vessels containing food and ine , and gold or other precious objects . The alls of the burial chamber ere sometimes painted ith scenes of daily life , or ith spells that ould ensure the safety of pharaohs soul.orkmen then sealed the chamber and as they left the pyramid they sealed the entrance hiding it completely by filling it ith the same limestone slabs that covered the rest of the pyramid .The Egyptian pyramids ere designed to keep the mummified body of the pharaoh for ever . Hoever , tomb-robbers often found their ay into the burial chamber , her they stole the treasures intended for the pharaohs afterlife and sometimes disturbed the body . Because of this problem the ancient Egyptians gradually stopped building pyramids and from about 1570 bc , started burying their dead in secret underground tombs such as those in the Valley of the Kings .Liana Corneanu KCJasfm01E iaadhaaaaaaK ... Download