Pyramids Dbq

Pyramids originated from the Egyptians. They expressed a worldwide view of the Egyptians. First of all, they were symbols of the pharaoh's authority and divine status. It reflects hierarchical status. In the Egyptian society there were slaves, the commoners, the pharaohs. If you were to put them in order the top of the pyramid would the pharaohs below them the commoners, then slaves and so forth. The most important one would be on the top which is the pharaohs. Also it was a testimony of the pharaoh's ability to marshal Egypt's resources. They were also used for tombs. Their worldview was very religious too, because the pyramids were a symbol of a gateway of the next life. This is seen as inside the pyramids the Egyptians buried

Most of the evidence in the documents support that slaves did not build the Great Pyramid at Giza. The best documents that help support this are Document C and Document D. Some evidence is that it states that the workers bodies were preserved and buried with beer and bread in order to help them in their afterlife (Document C). They Egyptians probably would not have done this for slaves. Another example is that the workers signed on the pyramid “The friends of Khufu” (Document D).

Did you know that the people who built many of the Egyptian monuments we know today (also know as slaves) suffered while making creating the monuments.Well in ancient Egypt, slaves created the monuments that there still is and many of them were killed in the process of building them. Great achievements are not worth great injustices because slaves died, they had terrible lives and they couldn’t enjoy what they had made.

One reason I believe that pyramids were built by a combination of forced labors and paid labors is because document a says "He closed all the temples and forced all the Egyptians to work for him " This is considered forced labor because Cheops (Khufu) is forcing Egyptians to work for him. Document a says "Some were forced to mine stones, and he ordered others to move the stones after they had been carried over the river in boats" This shows

Slaves did build the Great Pyramid of Giza because they were a great resource, they were easy to control, and the owners wanted to benefit from it. Think about it, slaves are people who are held against their will and sold to do other, richer people’s work, which is pretty self explanatory. Overall, slaves were easy to manage back then, and everybody took advantage of them. First and foremost, the slaves were a great resource. The build of the Great Pyramid involved about 100,000 men.

The following quote was stated by Zahi Hawass; an Egyptian archaeologist whose article was featured in Document C, “Those who died during the process were honored for their work and buried near the sacred pyramids of the Pharaohs.” This quote stood out to me because it provides evidence that the workers were treated with respect, meaning they weren’t slaves. A slave at that time was often whipped and beat for any wrong move.

My first piece of evidence is he compelled all the egyptians to work for him. This is the very definition of slaver, slaver: A person forced into labor and has no freedom. This is what he doing so this supports that they were slaves and they were used to build the pyramids and they were wiped most likely and probably starved.

When one looks to the village of Deir el-Medina one is given a few indications of every day life of Ancient Egyptians. Mainly workmen and their families occupied the village (except when Akhenaten was in power). Evidence from this village gives us insight into the economy of everyday man in ancient Egypt as well as how the workers lived. We are even given evidence of a strike. All of this cuts away the modern misconception of Egyptian workers in the guise of slaves.

A major piece of evidence is that the Egyptians have no written history about hundred of thousands of slaves leaving. They also never write down about the plagues, which would need a explanation because both of those things are huge to the story. A reason for this could be that the Egyptians may have destroyed all their writings about these events,

Despite the horror of the word slavery we have to admit that slaves have played a big role in rising big empires. For example the Egyptians used slaves to build their majestic pyramids, the Chinese and Indian used slaves for large-scale construction and agricultural and the Hebrews also used slaves. Slaves were brought from Africa to the British American colonies to work in agriculture and farming, which among other factors made the British colonies in America become so strong and prosperous.

Slaves were servants, factory workers, shopkeepers, mine workers, and many other things that they would want them to do. They had slaves do their work because they didn’t want to do it themselves. They had to work for their owners, and they didn’t have a choice unless they wanted to get wiped and other stuff. Or they were also starved to death. Some slaves were captured by kidnappers or as prisoners of war and sold them as slaves, so they didn’t have to do the work, It was hard to find out who kidnapped them because they were really sneaky at it, and a lot of people did it.

From what the reader know, and what historians know Egypt is one of the greatest civilizations to ever emerge in this world. A society ruled by divine kingship, and belief in polytheism. It was not because of what the Egyptians did but more so of what was left behind for other readers and educators to see. Considering the fact that the Egyptians established a very unique language and writing system also called hieroglyphics, the Egyptians had to establish a private society due to the fact that no other person was higher than the Scribes, who were the

Each block would to have been quarried or cut, and then hauled to the work site, and eventually placed in the correct position. The Egyptians had an amazing understanding of math, which helped them plan the erection of the pyramid, but the only driving force behind them was manpower. The actual people who built the pyramids were all voluntary workers; they were not slaves contrary to popular belief.

In the deserts of Egypt lie the colossal remains of an ancient civilization. These enormous works of human endeavor are the only member of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World that time has passed down to us. These are, of course, the great pyramids of ancient Egypt. But these imposing structures were not built to impress civilization millennia down the road. The pyramids in fact had a purpose to the ancient Egyptians. While they seem very simple in nature, as they are simply four-sided pyramids with square bases, they had a meaning for those that had them built. Even by today’s standards, the pyramids of ancient Egypt were an impressive feat of engineering, due to their enormous size, both in building materials and finished product.

Slavery can be dated back to very early civilizations and were crucial in everyday activities, also to the economy. Some of these ancient civilizations include the India, Mesopotamian and Chinese and these had slaves work in their homes or their shops. Another early civilization who used slaves were the Egyptian who used the slaves to build their monuments, castles, palaces and statues. Hebrews also used slaves but were a little more moral on how they were identified. The Aztec, Inca and Mayan used slaves in many forms and most of these slaves were optained through war prisoners and were used in agriculture and warfare.