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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) The secret ingredient then was the same as it is today. Slave labor. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Error, they certainly had slaves, but not for building Pyramids and Temples. The Farao knew, if he wanted a job well done, he needed professionals, he used free paid workers. The true is, it was a hard work, but in better conditions as often today 8 h days 6 days the week A cabin with garden for them and their families Medical attention Tax exemption Free food Attention of the elderly https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/were-slaves-used-to-build-the-pyramids-debunking-a-long-standing-myth.html https://thefactbase.com/the-pyramids-were-built-by-paid-laborers-not-slaves-that-s-a-myth-by-herodotus-the-greek-historian/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/who-built-the-egyptian-pyramids-not-slaves permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Error, they certainly had slaves, but not for building Pyramids and Temples. The Farao knew, if he wanted a job well done, he needed professionals, he used free paid workers. The true is, it was a hard work, but in better conditions as often today 8 h days 6 days the week A cabin with garden for them and their families Medical attention Tax exemption Free food Attention of the elderly https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/were-slaves-used-to-build-the-pyramids-debunking-a-long-standing-myth.html https://thefactbase.com/the-pyramids-were-built-by-paid-laborers-not-slaves-that-s-a-myth-by-herodotus-the-greek-historian/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/who-built-the-egyptian-pyramids-not-slaves permalink fedilink source parent