How did slavery in the ancient world differ from slavery in the Americas? (1 point) Responses

Question

In the ancient world, people were slaves for life.
In the ancient world, children of slaves were born into slavery.
In the ancient world, slaves were often war captives or debtors. In the ancient world, millions of slaves were shipped from their home to other countries.

Answer 1

The statement "In the ancient world, slaves were often war captives or debtors" accurately reflects a key difference between slavery in the ancient world and slavery in the Americas. In many ancient societies, slavery was often the result of warfare, piracy, or the inability to pay debts, and it was not uncommon for slaves to eventually gain their freedom. In contrast, slavery in the Americas, particularly during the transatlantic slave trade, involved the forced transportation of millions of Africans to work on plantations under brutal conditions, with a racial component that marked it as a distinct system of chattel slavery.

While the other statements touch on aspects of slavery, they do not capture the fundamental difference as effectively as the one regarding the origins of slavery in ancient societies.