Question
How did Mesopotamia acquire the people they enslaved?(1 point)
Responses
from local households
from local households
from people who could not pay their debts
from people who could not pay their debts
from political alliances with other areas
from political alliances with other areas
from war with other areas
Responses
from local households
from local households
from people who could not pay their debts
from people who could not pay their debts
from political alliances with other areas
from political alliances with other areas
from war with other areas
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is: **from war with other areas**.
Mesopotamia acquired many of its enslaved people through warfare, as prisoners of war were often enslaved. Other sources of slavery might include debt, but the primary means historically was often through conflict and conquest.
Mesopotamia acquired many of its enslaved people through warfare, as prisoners of war were often enslaved. Other sources of slavery might include debt, but the primary means historically was often through conflict and conquest.