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According to the Greek historian Herodotus (c.450BC) 100,000 slaves toiled in the hot sun for 20 years to build the great pyramid of king Khufu. Modern estimates put the number at about 10,000 to 30,000.

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How does a pyramid help the society?

it doesnt. they actually stopped building pyramids after the old kingdom because it wasted so many resources.


How many people did it take to build the pyramids?

20000 people


Why do people believe that aliens built the pyramids?

Because we today can not even understand 100% how they were built, especially since they were built in a time where human technology was so limited that cultures from around the world had no contact with each other. That being said pyramids are found to have been built by different civilizations that were on separate continents. This leads people to ask the question, Why would two completely different civilizations who had never made contact with each other be building these megalithic structures and how are they doing this and how are they able to line them up with certain stars such as Orions belt. It's said that the pyramid of Giza was built in 22 years, the math was that in order to achieve that each stone would have be cut and put into place every nine seconds. There are so many reasons


Where were many of the pyramids built?

Many of the pyramids were built in the valley of the kings. West of the bank of the nile. West where the sun set.


Who built the Egyptian pyrimids?

Many civilisations built pyramids.Ancient EgyptiansMayansAztecsAncient MesopotamiansAncient AssyriansAncient SumeriansAncient BabyloniansIgbo people of NigeriaAncient ChineseAncient Greeks (none survive to this day)Ancient Romans (only one survives)Chola Empire (Ancient Indians)Ancient IndonesiansAncient SudaneseThe Egyptian pyramids are the most famous. But the country with the most pyramids is actually Sudan.Skilled workers the most important of whom were the stone masons. Thousands of slaves did the heavy unskilled labour. Most if not all of these slaves were naked.Egyptians built the Pyramids. But who were they exactly?A large number of people perhaps 10,000 to 30,000 at any one time1. Skilled workers such as masons, carpenters, smiths (coppersmiths rather than blacksmiths), rope makers and surveyors. The most important were the masons.2. the supervisors scribes, foremen in charge of the labour gangs3. thousands of slaves, who were probably naked, did all the heavy and often dangerous unskilled work.slaves but not Jewish slaves. The Biblical account, if it is to be believed, of the children of Israel in Egypt places them in the New Kingdom about 1500 years after the Giza pyramids were built.the Egyptian people built the pyramids with the help of oxen

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How many farmers died building the pyramids?

it was estimated to be around 8,752,000.


How many slaves did it take to build the piramyde of khphren?

Slaves were not used to build pyramids, they used a paid workforce.


How many people were injured building the great pyramids?

Nobody knows. There were probably hundreds that died in accidents with the stones, thousands who died of exhaustion or heat-related illness, and an untold number who died of diseases.


Did people die when building the Great Pyramid of Giza?

This is a question no one can answer because, we believe that over millions of people died during the making of pyramids. In other words no one knows how many people died building the pyramid.


Who built the pyraimids?

There are pyramids all over the Earth. The Egyptian slaves built the Great Pyramids, and the Aztecs, Mayans, and other Mexican aboriginals and their slaves built the famous pyramids in Mexico. There are many, many other ancient burial buildings made of stone around the world, and quite a number are pyramidal in shape.


What is the pyramids?

A pyramid is a triangle building made from stone blocks. The pyramid is used as a tomb when the Pharaoh had died they laid him in a coffin in one of the pyramids chambers as it has many chambers, the mummies coffin was then surrounded with all the mummies goods and weapons and food for their journey to the afterlife.I hope this will help youXX Thanks bye!!!


How many runaway slaves died?

50,000 slaves died while they were runaways


How many slaves were used to build the pyramid of menkaure?

This is the smallest of the Giza pyramids. Perhaps 5000


How many slaves died going to America?

About 3,000,000 slaves died during the trip to America?


What is inside the Egyptians pyramids?

some of the pyramids had many treasures of gold and silver that was buried with the Pharaoh when he or she died, most of the pyramids have now been plundered to nothingness.


Did some Egyptians go naked?

1. The first reason is the climate it hot and dry 2. Your position in society and your age Complete nakedness for an elite Egyptian was not acceptable, but children of all social classes, slaves and peasants could appear unclothed. Many peasants were very poor and could not afford clothes. Many slaves were considered too low in status to be given clothes by their owners. The sight of thousands of naked slaves working on the construction of a monument or temple was a common one.


How many slaves died in the battle?

42