What Were the Step Pyramids Used for

The step pyramids were used for this. They buried the Egyptian people to protect their dead bodys from the jackals. The Pharaohs were protected by their own personal step pyramid. But the Egyptian people were buried with 50 other Egyptians.If you think about it would you rather want your body to be aten by jackals in the afterlife or would you rather be buried with 50 other people.