Did Slaves Build the Great Pyramids?
Erin Parker pd.3odd Did slaves build the pyramids in Egypt? From information, it shows that there were some slaves working on the pyramids. The reasoning for this conclusion comes from information in documents A and B, document C, document D, and document E. In documents A and B they say that that, yes slaves did build the pyramids. One line in document A that shows slaves built the is "Cheops became king... closed all the temples and forced all the egyptians to work for him.". An example from document B is
"100,000 lashdriven men poured their sweat and blood for twenty years...". It says that the men were 'lashdriven', which some would infer slaves. Secondly, in document C it says that there were no slaves at all working on the Great
Pyramids of Giza. In the document it specifically states that workers were paid and had honorable burials. Hawass said "No way they would be buried so honorably if they were slaves". Thirdly, from document D it says gangs built the pyramids. Some archaeologists believe this because on the stones above the king chamber it would have a cartouche, an oval hieroglyphic used for names of Kings and Queens, and then a hieroglyphic of a gang name in red paint. Finally, document E is not sure whether slaves were used or not. They don't know because they don't know how many people worked on the pyramids. They also don't know if the slaves were even buried or just left to rot. Also in document E it says "there seems so far to be no direct archaeological evidence for the presence of slaves; but since they are not often honored with tombs, they can be hard to trace.". In conclusion of all the documents used they can't say for sure whether slaves were used to build the Great Pyramids of Giza or if slaves were not used, and we may never know if slaves were or were not used to build the pyramids in Egypt.
"100,000 lashdriven men poured their sweat and blood for twenty years...". It says that the men were 'lashdriven', which some would infer slaves. Secondly, in document C it says that there were no slaves at all working on the Great
Pyramids of Giza. In the document it specifically states that workers were paid and had honorable burials. Hawass said "No way they would be buried so honorably if they were slaves". Thirdly, from document D it says gangs built the pyramids. Some archaeologists believe this because on the stones above the king chamber it would have a cartouche, an oval hieroglyphic used for names of Kings and Queens, and then a hieroglyphic of a gang name in red paint. Finally, document E is not sure whether slaves were used or not. They don't know because they don't know how many people worked on the pyramids. They also don't know if the slaves were even buried or just left to rot. Also in document E it says "there seems so far to be no direct archaeological evidence for the presence of slaves; but since they are not often honored with tombs, they can be hard to trace.". In conclusion of all the documents used they can't say for sure whether slaves were used to build the Great Pyramids of Giza or if slaves were not used, and we may never know if slaves were or were not used to build the pyramids in Egypt.