how did Mesopotamia acquire the people they enslaved?

Question

1. from local households.
2. from political alliances with other areas.
3. from people who could not pay their debts.
4. from war with other areas.
i think it's #2

Answer 1

The correct answer is #4 - from war with other areas.

Mesopotamia, being a region marked by constant power struggles and territorial conflicts, often engaged in wars and conquests with neighboring city-states or regions. Through these military campaigns, they acquired people from the defeated territories as slaves. Enslavement was a common fate for those captured in war, as they were often seen as spoils of victory and considered property to be owned and exploited.