Depends on the size of the pyramid. The Great Pyramid at Giza probably employed about 10,000 to 30,000 slaves in its construction.
It is thought that the block was placed on a sledge hauled by slaves tugging on ropes made from either palm fronds or papyrus. The size of the block determined the number of slaves required for the task. A 2.5 ton block for example, the size used to build the great pyramid at Giza, would have taken 20 slaves to move.
Slaves were likely not used to build the pyramids in ancient Egypt. Most evidence suggests that the pyramids were constructed by skilled Egyptian laborers, not slaves. These laborers were well-fed, had housing, and were respected members of the community, working in rotating shifts on a seasonal basis.
The three theories on the type of ramp used to build Snefru's Red Pyramid are: the straight ramp theory, the circular ramp theory, and the switchback ramp theory. Each theory proposes a different method for how the massive blocks were transported and placed during the construction of the pyramid.
No, the Aztec pyramids were primarily built by skilled laborers and builders who were not enslaved. Slavery did exist in Aztec society, but slaves were typically used for agricultural work, household chores, or as sacrifices in religious ceremonies.
The Aztecs used a technique called "talud-tablero," where they built up the pyramid's core with stacked stones or mud bricks before facing it with slabs of stone. This created the stepped-pyramid shape that we associate with Aztec architecture. The pyramid's exterior was often adorned with carvings and sculptures to honor gods or commemorate important events.
the great pyramid was built by king khufu. he used large stones. He used thousands of slaves to build it.
This is the smallest of the Giza pyramids. Perhaps 5000
I think about many thousands did many slaves did not the higher form of people like priests . The slaves had to carry heavy loads on their backs and build it in the beautiful form a step pyramid is made into
Pharaoh Khufu had 20,000 slaves to make his Great Pyramid.
Slaves were not used to build pyramids, they used a paid workforce.
20,000
no doubt slaves were used
Researchers estimate that 2.3 million blocks were used to build the Great Pyramid!
Depends on the size of the pyramid but it always involved thousands. The ancient Greek historian and traveller Herodotus (c.450BC) was told by his guide that it took 100,000 slaves to build the Great Pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu. Diodorus Siculus who lived in the 1st century BC increased the number to 360,000. Modern estimates put the figure at 5,000 to 20,000.
You need hundreds (possibly millions) of limestone blocks and about 30,000 slaves.
No, it is a fallacy that slaves were used and this comes from a long ago unproven theory about how they were built. Each person was required to work at some point on the pyramid. Most were farmers so they worked when they weren't busy with farming. It was more like community service than slavery and there were skilled hired workers. A work day was 9 hours long and many lived in villages in the area of the pyramid.
about 2.3 million limestone stones