Question

How did slavery in the ancient world differ from slavery in the Americas?

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Responses

In the ancient world, people were slaves for life.

In the ancient world, people were slaves for life.

In the ancient world, children of slaves were born into slavery.

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, slaves were often war captives or debtors.

In the ancient world, millions of slaves were shipped from their home to other countries.

Answer 1

In the ancient world, slaves were often war captives or debtors.

Explanation: unlike the race-based, hereditary, mass transatlantic slave trade in the Americas, ancient slavery was frequently the result of warfare or debt and was not always permanent or racially defined.