Afterlife was a big part of Egyptian culture. They believed that by mummifying a dead persons body would give their soul the ability to live in the after life. 

Why are crystals so important? Crystals are thought to contain healing powers and other chemicals to make you feel at peace by using them. Depending on what you wish to be “healed”, there is a specific stone/ crystal to help you. 

What was the symbolism behind crystals within the Alchemist? The crystals showed fragility and clarity represented by the crystal merchant. Santiago had to find courage to keep moving forward and the crystal merchant helped him by telling him his lack of taking risks and how they affected him later on. 

There is a 4.4-billion-year-old zircon crystal. Keeping in mind that Earth is only 4.56 billion years, this changed the view of some scientists who thought the world was a sphere of molten rock but, in fact, had some sort of liquid water. 

At the Northern Edge of the Giza Plateau, you will find the Great Pyramid of Giza. It is also known as the Pyramid of Khufu, because it was built as a tomb for the Egyptian King of Khufu. It is the largest pyramid out of the Pyramid of Menkaure and the Pyramid of Khafre, standing at 449.5 feet. It was actually the tallest structure in the world for a while, until 31 feet of it was lost due to erosion. The pyramid weighs about as much as 1,300,000 male elephants, weighing in at 6.5 million tons. You could fit nearly 10 football fields inside it. 

Definition of a crystal- "A solid figure that is made up of a repeating pattern of geometric shapes. Crystals form when a liquid cools and hardens. During this crystallization process, molecules within the liquid pull together in a pattern. Some crystals, such as emeralds, form when magma cools very slowly. "