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[–] 18 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Whips. Lots and lots of whips.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    While Egypt did practice slavery, evidence suggests the pyramids were built by well-fed craftsmen.

    I know BBC isn't the best source, but it's fine for this purpose: https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/were-the-egyptian-pyramids-built-by-slaves

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Why is the BBC not a good source?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    State-run media with a conservative bias (despite the conservatives being their greatest threat). They're fine for this type of reporting, but they immediately roll over whenever a conservative accuses them of reporting reality, and any reporting on a perceived enemy is hilariously distorted.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Like you mentioned, Ancient Egypt did have slavery, so even if there's evidence of temporary villages for paid workers, it's very hard to believe slaves were also not involved as well on projects of this scale.

    Even on the hardly off chance that there were 0 slaves near the pyramid, the whole material gathering and transport job to the pyramid site was an insanely huge amount of labour as well.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago

    Yeahhh, even if the evidence suggests otherwise, might as well cry SLAVES! cuz maybe there were - and possible evil should be called out even if we don't know, right? Unless you ever innocently go to prison for being Probably guilty. But oh well.

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