was it waged labor that created the pyramids then?
Yup, working on the Pyramids was considered prestigious work. The people who worked on them actually had something of a proto-labor union. One of the first labor strikes in recorded history was Pyramid builders setting down their tools because their pay hadn't been increased to match a sudden inflation in food prices.
Yup, working on the Pyramids was considered prestigious work. The people who worked on them actually had something of a proto-labor union. One of the first labor strikes in recorded history was Pyramid builders setting down their tools because their pay hadn't been increased to match a sudden inflation in food prices.
That is really interesting.