answersLogoWhite

0

Why did they work on pyramids for free?

Updated: 8/17/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Best Answer

They didn't really "work for free", they were slaves.
Because the majority of the workforce were slaves

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why did they work on pyramids for free?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What did the Egyptions work on?

pyramids


How do energy pyramids work?

Pyramids were used as tombs to bury the Pharaoh once he died.


What group did the most work on the pyramids?

The slaves


Did the egyptians work all year on the pyramids?

no not all year if you weren't working on the pyramids you were working on the land


What sort of labor was used for building the pyramids?

Both free and slave labor. The free workers did all skilled and supervisory work. The slaves did the heavy labouring jobs such as quarrying, hauling the stones and putting them in place.


Who did the physical work when building the pyramids?

When speaking about the ancient Egyptian pyramids, the common man, took time away from his farming and other activities to do the physical work in building the pyramids. This was the duty, so to speak, of the common male Egyptian.


Why were ventilation shafts built in the pyramids?

I imagine so that people that needed to work inside the pyramids could breathe


How much or how were people paid to work on the pyramids?

Workers who built the pyramids in ancient Egypt were not paid with money, but rather with food, clothing, and housing. They were likely farmers who worked on the pyramids during the flood season when their fields were submerged. The work on the pyramids was considered a form of national duty or service to the pharaoh.


What is bad about the great pyramids of Egypt?

they made slaves work on it


Why would people help build pyramids?

Because they were given free beer


Who thought of the egyptians pyramids?

King zoser of the third dynasty thought of the pyramids!! :) ^ LIAR


Are pyramids a work of art?

Not necceisarly- it is more of bariel structure or grave