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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?. 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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Strayer Chapter 6 Eurasian Social Hierarchies 500 b.c.e. – 500 c.e.

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

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

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

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

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