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Strayer Chapter 6 Eurasian Social Hierarchies 500 b.c.e. – 500 c.e. Why was slavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman civilization than in India or China?

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Page 1: Strayer Chapter 6 Eurasian Social Hierarchies 500 b.c.e. – 500 c.e

Strayer Chapter 6Eurasian Social Hierarchies

500 b.c.e. – 500 c.e.

Why was slavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman civilization than in India or China?

Page 2: Strayer Chapter 6 Eurasian Social Hierarchies 500 b.c.e. – 500 c.e

Hadrian’s Wall was built by legionaries, and much of the labor on Greek temples was undertaken by free skilled artisans,

but Rome had large numbers of state-owned slave laborers to build aqueducts, palaces, ports, etc.

Why was slavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman civilization than in India or China?

Page 3: Strayer Chapter 6 Eurasian Social Hierarchies 500 b.c.e. – 500 c.e

Compare the lot of slave gangs working on latifundia or in mines to that of household slaves.

Could slaves revolt? (See Spartacus!)What if a slave killed his master? (All

the slaves of that master would be put to death!)

Why was slavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman civilization than in India or China?

Page 4: Strayer Chapter 6 Eurasian Social Hierarchies 500 b.c.e. – 500 c.e

Modern conveniences have made domestic servants pretty unnecessary.

Discuss what domestic slaves did—the portrayals of rich men’s slaves standing around looking respectful in the recent miniseries Rome give a very false image of the average slave’s life.

Why was slavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman civilization than in India or China?