How were slaves treated by the Pharaohs in ancient Egypt while building pyramids?
There is more recent evidence that the ancient Egyptians did not use slaves to build the pyramids, but citizens that were hired to work. This was more likely the case because they had a very efficient system of agriculture which left workers with many months of idle time between the flooding of the Nile river when they were free to do other activities. The building of the pyramids could then be accomplished with hired labor, rather than slaves, as has been the myth. So I would disagree with the first and say that they were treated fairly well in order to undertake and complete such a massive project.
