Mesopotamia acquired the people they enslaved primarily from war with other areas. War often resulted in capturing enemy combatants and their families, who could then be enslaved. Additionally, individuals who could not pay their debts could also be enslaved, but the predominant source was through warfare.
How did Mesopotamia acquire the people they enslaved?(1 point)
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from political alliances with other areas
from political alliances with other areas
from local households
from local households
from people who could not pay their debts
from people who could not pay their debts
from war with other areas
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