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A mixed labour force of free craftsmen, scribes and supervisors plus a large force of naked slaves to do all the hard labouring jobs.

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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.


In which country is the pyramids?

The Pyramids are in Egypt.


How long did farmers work on pyramids when there fields were flooded?

Farmers typically worked on the pyramids for about three months during the flood season when their fields were flooded. This was a form of compulsory labor known as corvée, where peasants were required to work on public projects as part of their civic duty to the pharaoh. The rest of the year, they would return to their agricultural work.


How were the Aztec pyramids different from traditional Egyptian pyramids?

Aztec pyramids typically had a flat top where temples were located, while Egyptian pyramids had pointed tops. Additionally, Aztec pyramids were often constructed using adobe bricks and stones, while Egyptian pyramids were built with limestone blocks. The purpose of Aztec pyramids was mainly for religious ceremonies, while Egyptian pyramids served as tombs for pharaohs.


What is the functions of the wives pyramids?

The wives pyramids, also known as queen pyramids, were built next to the pyramids of Egyptian pharaohs to house the remains of the pharaoh's wives or close relatives. These smaller pyramids were designed to honor and provide a burial place for important women in the pharaoh's life.

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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


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


Who thought of the egyptians pyramids?

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


Why did they work on pyramids for free?

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


Are pyramids a work of art?

Not necceisarly- it is more of bariel structure or grave


Who did the work in the building of the pyramids?

Egyptians did the work. Whether this work was contracted out in civil service programs or provided by slaves is not known.