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minus-squareBay_of_Piggies [he/him, comrade/them]linkfedilinkEnglish19•3 months agoBut it wasn’t slave labour. It was constructed by highly skilled craftsman who seemingly enjoyed better living standards than their non-pyramid constructing equivalents.
minus-squareLizlinkfedilinkEnglish7•3 months agoThey were paying their taxes to the state in labor, which is probably where the slavery misconception/interpretation comes from.
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoI assumed it was from the Moses story being one of the main cultural sources for ancient egypt
But it wasn’t slave labour. It was constructed by highly skilled craftsman who seemingly enjoyed better living standards than their non-pyramid constructing equivalents.
They were paying their taxes to the state in labor, which is probably where the slavery misconception/interpretation comes from.
I think it comes from the Bible.
I assumed it was from the Moses story being one of the main cultural sources for ancient egypt