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No one knows for sure, but there have been numerous estimates of how many people it took to build the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only one of the seven ancient wonders of the world still standing. The 5th-Century B.C. Greek historian Herodotus estimated that it took 100,000 men, based on what his Egyptian guides told him. More recent estimates have varied widely, from 30,000 all the way up to 300,000.

As for all the other pyramids of Egypt, of which there are about 200, most of which were built of mud brick and have since eroded into shapeless mounds, one can assume that it took fewer builders than for the Great Pyramid, but still probably several thousand to many thousand each.

2007-02-07 10:23:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jeffrey S 4 · 0 0

Thousands.

2007-02-07 17:17:29 · answer #2 · answered by ???? 2 · 0 0

5,000 people were needed to pull 1 of the blocks, so I am thinking of thousands and thousands, not millions though.

2007-02-07 17:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

We will never know the answer to this question.

2007-02-07 16:59:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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