WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sometimes wealthy families had hundreds of family members because they included servants and slaves
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite some similarities to enslavement, indentured servants ultimately attained their freedom once they completed their contract, while enslaved people were permanently denied their freedom unless they could obtain the means to purchase themselves or successfully escape.

Detailed explanation-2: -Slavery in ancient times typically came about as a result of debt, birth into a slave family, child abandonment, war, or as a punishment for crime.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some enslaved people lived in nuclear families with a mother, father, and children. In these cases each family member belonged to the same owner. Others lived in near-nuclear families in which the father had a different owner than the mother and children.

Detailed explanation-4: -House slaves performed essentially the same duties as all domestic workers throughout history, such as cooking, cleaning, serving meals, and caring for children; however, their slave status could expose them to more significant abuses, including physical punishments and use as a sexual slave.

Detailed explanation-5: -Human trafficking. Forced labour. Debt bondage/bonded labour. Descent–based slavery (where people are born into slavery). Child slavery. Forced and early marriage. Domestic servitude.

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