Long ago, The Great Pyramid of Egypt was aptly named one of The Seven Wonders of the World. Today, this very same pyramid is the world's last Wonder, amid several other pyramids. The remarkable ruins of thirty-five major pyramids stand majestic near the mouth of the historic Nile River, the same hand-built structures that have intrigued natives and tourists alike for centuries for myriad reasons.
The very first Egyptian pyramid was "built around 2650 B.C., at Saqqara" (Mendelssohn, Page 106). This and other pyramids were built by gangs of workmen and slaves, obeying harsh commands by the pharaohs (kings) who ruled ancient Egypt at the time. Because money had not yet been invented, "people paid taxes to the kind by giving him goods and, at certain times, working for him" (Millard, Page 12). Today, it's called slave labor. …
