Was the sphinx built by slaves?

Answer 1

The work force was a mixed one of slaves and free workers. A total of 20,000 to 30,000 workers would have been needed for the task. The slaves did all the heavy dangerous work such as quarrying, dragging the stones, putting them in place, extending and repairing the ramps used to raise the stones to the required level.

Answer 2

Answer A

There was an elite group of free workers such as scribes, masons, quarrymen and craft workers. There was a lot of unskilled hard back-breaking work such as quarrying, dragging the stones up the ramp and putting them in place which was done by slaves. These slaves were naked too low in social status to be given clothes.

Answer B

No,

Pyramids were not built by slaves. During the annual Nile flooding, all the Egyptians who were working in farming lands used to be idle and not working in their lands. During these flood periods, each for around 3 month, they go to participate in building the pyramid. This explains why 20000 workers participated in building the big pyramid that lasted for 20 years, for around three month a year.

Answer 3

The hard back-breaking work such as quarrying, dragging the stones up the ramp and putting them in place was done by slaves. These slaves were naked too low in social status to be given clothes.

Answer 4

sometimes peasants and slaves served in building the monolithic pyramids. The slaves did all the heavy labouring jobs such as qaurrying and dragging the stones on sledges and manhandling them into place.

Answer 5

Not exactly although it was probably little better than slavery. The work was done by peasants conscripted during the inundation of the river Nile when work was not possible in the fields. The Pharaoh was able to call upon this pool of labour for months at a time without disrupting economic activity and without having to provide more than basic subsistence. This system of temporary forced labour or corvée was little more than slavery, supported by a system of harsh punishments designed to deter anyone from deserting.

Answer 6

Yes They most likely did all the hard back-breaking work such as quarrying, dragging the stones out of the quarry and up the ramp; putting the stones in place; maitaining and extending the ramps as the pyramid grew. Most if not all of the slaves would have been naked, too low in status to wear clothes.

Answer 7

There is little evidence showing that there were any Jewish Slaves. Also I believe the Hebrews were the ones to build the pyramids.

Answer B:

There is little evidence outside of The Bible that the Jews were ever slaves in Egypt. If they were it was during the reign of Ramese II (1279-1213 BC) 250 years after the last pyramid had been built. As for the Giza pyramids 1,300 years separate them.

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Answer 8

Building the pyramid involved highly skilled masons and various other tradesmen as well as scribes and thousands of slaves to do the heavy unskilled work. The crafts people lived in a specially built town where they were provided with houses, food, clothing and even medical care. The slaves were most likely housed in a barracks, provide with food and not much else. As a slave you went naked too low in status to wear clothes.

Answer 9

Given that it was craved from rock this is highly unlikely.