Pyramid construction in Egypt relied on highly skilled teams of workmen who were housed nearby the pyramid fields - in the Old Kingdom located in the general vicinity of the ancient capital Memphis at sites now knows as Giza, Saqqara, Meidum, and Dashur. A few pyramids in the Middle Kingdom were located near the Fayum, roughly Middle Egypt.
In addition to the full-time workmen, there was likely a seasonal labor requirement asked of the lower classes of Egyptian society - a sort of taxation, often referred to by the French term "corvee" labor. This is distinct from slavery. While the ancient Greek historian Herodotus (writing over a thousand years after the construction of the pyramids at Giza) reported that he was told the pyramids at Giza were constructed by slaves, Herodotus was wrong about any number of things in his reports and may not even have visited Egypt in person, so he is usually not taken as a realiable source.
While it seems to be a fairly popular myth that Jewish/Hebrew slaves built the pyramids, there is absolutely no evidence for this.
2006-10-13 17:58:36
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answered by F 5
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Shoveling_ferret has it 100% correct. No slaves worked on them they were all skilled artisans. We now know where they lived, what they ate, worshiped. There is now only one unanswered (OK two) questions concerning the Pyramid(s). One is how they lit up the halls, tunnels to see to paint. We know they did not use torches or fire in any shape or manner (there are no traces of soot). The trick about lightening the walls (Movie Fifth Dimension) with reflected sunlight is unfeasible and unreliable. Now that they have found batteries and computers from that time period (NO, the computers were not battery run but handed operated; and they think the batteries were for treating pain). Therefore, they can't figure out how they lit the halls.
The second thing is no one can figure out what certain rooms and channels where designed to have been. Did I mention most scientist do not believe they were tombs?
I have one more thing, one that leading scientist have been unable to address. There are supposedly 2,300,000 stones in the pyramid and supposedly it only took 30 years to build so you figure the math:
That is 76666 stones per year; 210 blocks a day and that is at 24 hours a day and seven days a week (they worked 12 hour days and were off one day per week) meaning they had to set a block in place every 5 to 6 minutes. I think that is impossible. That either this took much longer or they had some kind of help. (Not UFO’s or Atlantis) May-be they had more men?
God Bless You and the Southern People
2006-10-14 03:18:45
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answered by Anonymous
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The Egyptians built most of them, but some other civilizations such as the Mayan and Aztec built structures that are considered pyramids.
2006-10-13 23:24:09
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answered by Yalerower 2
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The Egyptians for the pyramids there
Aztecs in Mexico, also some of them are Teotec or Mayan.
2006-10-13 21:33:28
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answered by Anonymous
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The Egyptians, the Maya, the Aztec, the Inca, and I think there are some Asian pyramids too, but I don't know the name of the culture that erected them.
2006-10-14 13:06:34
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answered by Carole 5
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The Egyptians
2006-10-13 21:40:09
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answered by Anonymous
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The Egyptians
2006-10-13 21:39:00
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answered by ride2cowboy 4
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Egyptians
2006-10-13 21:34:00
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answered by Sharp Marble 6
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Egyptians
2006-10-13 21:33:59
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answered by foogill 4
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The Egyptions. in 2000 bc
2006-10-13 21:33:36
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answered by stallion6539 2
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