cm0002@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow indeedlemmy.mlimagemessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up11.16Kcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.16KimageHow indeedlemmy.mlcm0002@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square90linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaredaniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoMaybe not the “build the pyramid” itself. Just maybe. But all the transportation, accomodations and food for the builders surely came from slaves.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoNot necessarily. Most people would have been nominally free, and most economic activity would have come from them.
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 months agoDid they put the blocks into place with their economic activity?
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months ago… yes, labor is generally a pretty key piece of economic activity. There’s extensive archeological evidence about the processes of Ancient Egyptian economics, including discussions of obligation, payment, negotiation, etc.
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoNo, the workers literally put them into place but the economic activity around them provided the food and drink and whatnot to the labourers.
Maybe not the “build the pyramid” itself. Just maybe. But all the transportation, accomodations and food for the builders surely came from slaves.
Not necessarily. Most people would have been nominally free, and most economic activity would have come from them.
Did they put the blocks into place with their economic activity?
… yes, labor is generally a pretty key piece of economic activity. There’s extensive archeological evidence about the processes of Ancient Egyptian economics, including discussions of obligation, payment, negotiation, etc.
No, the workers literally put them into place but the economic activity around them provided the food and drink and whatnot to the labourers.