So these workers had the free will choice to say no to building the pyramids? Someone might say that the concept of free will choice to say no would be an unknown concept to them. But just because they didn’t know about the choice or right to say no, or just because they didn’t know they were slaves doesn’t means they weren’t. Ignorance of this fact on their part doesn’t negate this fact.
“All men are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights...” This statement transcends time and location. This statement is axiomatic and inherently true. It follows after the Founding Fathers yet preceeds them in its truth.
During the depression, we had the Works Project Administration putting people to work, sometimes doing make-work.
Could it be that the pyramids were giant WPA projects? During time of plenty, the rulers collected surplus wheat. During times of crop failure, they distributed the stored wheat, in exchange for labor on the pyramids.