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Originally Posted by IYE2
Labor. They built a rising ramp, almost cylindrical, on the interior of the pyramids. That's how they moved the blocks so high.
Originally Posted by IYE2
Labor. They built a rising ramp, almost cylindrical, on the interior of the pyramids. That's how they moved the blocks so high.
Originally Posted by scshift
Alien x Human collaboration
Originally Posted by scshift
Alien x Human collaboration
Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Props to Martin, I agree with 98% of what he said.
It's absolutely ridiculous that people here today insist on debating on the race of the Ancient Egyptians when the Ancient Egyptians themselves did not even give two sh!ts about race. The Ancient Egyptians identified based on only one thing - nationality. Either you were Egyptian or you were a foreigner. There were no white Egyptians, black Egyptians, etc etc. You were just Egyptian. Period. The racial distinctions illustrated in Ancient Egyptian art tells us two things. First, it tells us that the Egyptians were a racially diverse group of people. Secondly, they tell us that the Ancient Egyptians would exaggerate skin tones to highlight the differences between themselves and foreigners...the color black was used to depict dark-skinned black Africans...white was used to depict Europeans...yellow was used to depict Asians. Different colors were used in the drawings and paintings just to show that these foreigners were not Egyptian. Thus, if the Ancient Egyptians did not identify based on race, and lived harmoniously with one another, why the heck do so many people insist on wasting their time arguing that they were a pure black race of people?
As controversial as it may be, Martin's comment about Afrocentrics is somewhat accurate. I've read arguments made from their side and they have no qualms about stretching the truth to defend their theory that the Ancient Egyptians were all black people originating from the Horn of Africa. I read one ridiculous argument about the name "Kemet" being proof that the Egyptians were black, even though Ancient Egyptian artifacts CLEARLY illustrate that the word was used to refer to the Nile Valley's rich, fertile, black soil. The word was used in an agricultural sense and yet some want us to believe it was used in a racial sense.
Back to the topic at hand, do y'all think slaves had the brain power to plan, organize and execute what was pretty much a perfect structure? Were slaves capable of carving out those perfectly symmetrical blocks? How difficult is it to believe that the Ancient Egyptians worshiped their Pharaohs (who were viewed as gods on earth) and that they felt they were servicing the gods by building eternal resting places for them? These people WANTED to help out...I think some here are under-estimating how much it meant for the Ancient Egyptians to not only work together for the common good but also to work for their Pharaohs. I'm not willing to totally discount that slaves were used but its important to make a distinction between slavery in ancient days and what West African slaves had to experience. Perhaps slaves back then were what we refer to today as workers, servants or personal assistants...just because they were slaves doesnt meant they were treated like trash or were working against their will.
Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez
Props to Martin, I agree with 98% of what he said.
It's absolutely ridiculous that people here today insist on debating on the race of the Ancient Egyptians when the Ancient Egyptians themselves did not even give two sh!ts about race. The Ancient Egyptians identified based on only one thing - nationality. Either you were Egyptian or you were a foreigner. There were no white Egyptians, black Egyptians, etc etc. You were just Egyptian. Period. The racial distinctions illustrated in Ancient Egyptian art tells us two things. First, it tells us that the Egyptians were a racially diverse group of people. Secondly, they tell us that the Ancient Egyptians would exaggerate skin tones to highlight the differences between themselves and foreigners...the color black was used to depict dark-skinned black Africans...white was used to depict Europeans...yellow was used to depict Asians. Different colors were used in the drawings and paintings just to show that these foreigners were not Egyptian. Thus, if the Ancient Egyptians did not identify based on race, and lived harmoniously with one another, why the heck do so many people insist on wasting their time arguing that they were a pure black race of people?
As controversial as it may be, Martin's comment about Afrocentrics is somewhat accurate. I've read arguments made from their side and they have no qualms about stretching the truth to defend their theory that the Ancient Egyptians were all black people originating from the Horn of Africa. I read one ridiculous argument about the name "Kemet" being proof that the Egyptians were black, even though Ancient Egyptian artifacts CLEARLY illustrate that the word was used to refer to the Nile Valley's rich, fertile, black soil. The word was used in an agricultural sense and yet some want us to believe it was used in a racial sense.
Back to the topic at hand, do y'all think slaves had the brain power to plan, organize and execute what was pretty much a perfect structure? Were slaves capable of carving out those perfectly symmetrical blocks? How difficult is it to believe that the Ancient Egyptians worshiped their Pharaohs (who were viewed as gods on earth) and that they felt they were servicing the gods by building eternal resting places for them? These people WANTED to help out...I think some here are under-estimating how much it meant for the Ancient Egyptians to not only work together for the common good but also to work for their Pharaohs. I'm not willing to totally discount that slaves were used but its important to make a distinction between slavery in ancient days and what West African slaves had to experience. Perhaps slaves back then were what we refer to today as workers, servants or personal assistants...just because they were slaves doesnt meant they were treated like trash or were working against their will.