• Bay_of_Piggies [he/him, comrade/them]
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    8 months ago

    But it wasn't slave labour. It was constructed by highly skilled craftsman who seemingly enjoyed better living standards than their non-pyramid constructing equivalents.

    • Liz@midwest.social
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      8 months ago

      They were paying their taxes to the state in labor, which is probably where the slavery misconception/interpretation comes from.

      • keepcarrot [she/her]
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        7 months ago

        I assumed it was from the Moses story being one of the main cultural sources for ancient egypt