Transcription: Pyramids around the world. Pyramids have been built all over the world. The Egyptians built the first pyramids 4,500 years ago as tombs for their rulers. Hundreds of years later, the Nubians, who lived south of Egypt, built smaller pyramids. The Nubian pyramids were also used as burial places. 2,000 years later, on the other side of the world, pyramids were built to be used as temples In North America, the Mayans built pyramids with staircases leading to a flat top. In Central America, the Aztecs built pyramids with two shrines at the top. Priests performed sacrifices at the tops of the Mayan ...
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