strayer chapter 6 eurasian social hierarchies 500 b.c.e. – 500 c.e
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?