SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Detailed explanation-1: -Slavery was an accepted practice in ancient Greece, as in other societies of the time. Some Ancient Greek writers (including, most notably, Aristotle) described slavery as natural and even necessary.
Detailed explanation-2: -Slaves in ancient Athens were the property of their masters under Athenian law. They could be bought, sold, and beaten, but only by their master. There were also people who were considered public slaves, who were the property of the polis, or city-state, thus being a sort of “elite” slave.
Detailed explanation-3: -Enslaved people were an integral part of society in ancient Greece. Or, rather, the work they were involuntarily charged to undertake was an integral part of society – tasks, duties and jobs that the Greek citizens were broadly loath to carry out themselves. Servitude was widespread in Greek antiquity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Estimates suggest that in Athens between 450 and 320 BCE, 80 to 100, 000 people may have been enslaved, amounting to one in four inhabitants; and that by the late first century BCE in Italy alone, 1 to 1.5 million people were enslaved, representing 15 to 25 percent of the population.