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CHAPTER 6 (cont.)
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Question | Answer |
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What does one scholar suggest as a model for enslaving people? | Domesticating animals. |
Who were the first slaves? | Women in patriarchal societies. |
What would empires do after conquering another state? | Enslave the people. |
Who was paid, slaves, or untouchables? | Untouchables. |
Did slaves have rights? | No. |
What was different about Aztec slaves? | Children born from slave parents were free. |
Was social mobility possible in castes? | Not in their lifetime (they had to be reborn) |
What percentage of Athens' population were slaves? | Around 33% |
What percentage of Rome's population were slaves? | Between 33 and 40% |
What percentage of China's population were slaves? | Less than 1% |
What are two differences in Greco-Roman slavery than that of other classical civs? | There were more slaves in Greece/Rome, and the slaves could serve higher up positions (except serve in the military) |
Was slavery race based? | No. |
Did anyone challenge slavery? | No, not even Christians and Buddhists. |
What were the 4 most common sources of slaves? | POWs, reproduction, piracy, and orphans. |
What work did slaves do in Rome? | All of the work, except military positions. |
Could slaves marry? | Nope. |
What happen if a master was killed by one of his slaves? | All of the slaves would be killed. |
What is the term for "freeing slaves"? | Manumission |
What were 2 common forms of slave rebellion? | Mass suicide, and poor work. |
How long did Spartacus' revolt last? | From 73 B.C.E. to 71 BCE |
What is the only successful slave revolt in history? | The revolt in the 1790s, in Haiti. |