OriginsofSlavery

Origins of Slavery = Slavery began quite along time before slavery boomed. = //How did slavery begin?// Slavery mostly began in Ancient Greece, and Rome, when it was simply more cost and time effective to take slaves than to kill them. Most ancient Asian nations had slaves, and used them to perform various tasks. There were many slaves in ancient Rome as well training them for any kind of work. Some slaves were made to fight each other to the their death for the cities entertainment. It is believed that slavery was first "massed produced" slavery was in Ancient Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs. They used millions upon millions of slaves to build their pyramids. The living conditions were terrible and most of the slaves died in the building process, the ones that survived didn't live for long. Wherever there has been a great civilization, slavery has, more than less been a sad part of these nations history. From the Greeks to the Romans, coming up in different forms, slavery has made it's appearance and darkened the name of humanity all over the world. The idea behind slavery was formed by human greed and the feeling of superiority that plagues the great human race still today. Superiority is the deluded view that sparked the idea of slavery and also other terrible conflicts such as the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and the Trail of Tears. Slavery, as well as being passed down through the generations from father to son, has been a reoccurring idea all over the world from the dawn of civilization to the communication age of today.

//What was slavery like in other cultures?// Slavery has varied from culture to culture. Slaves have been used for many tasks and many people have been used a slaves. Greece used slaves for more domestic work around the house where as the Romans used slaves for many purposes from barbaric entertainment in the form of gladiator fights to tax agents. The Caesar's owned thousands of slaves to indulge in their every whim. Depending on the needs of the slaver, the slave was forced to do that which their master were too aloof to do. Slaves in concentration camps in Poland and other German captured provinces in World War 2 were forced to make weapons of war for the Nazi's ill-fated campaign. In short, what-ever was necessary to that culture, the slaves would do that task. Slavery was different in different cultures. There were many tasks that slaves were used for. Different countries/different regions had different uses for slaves, thus their slaves received different treatment and carried out different duties.

//Was there a certain period of time where slavery was the most prominent and popular?// Slavery has never been "popular" but it depends on which side you look at it from. The slave owners loved slaves for there cheap labor and the feeling of superiority that they got from the misguided idea that these people were not equal to themselves. People who understood the struggles of being oppressed and treated like animals rose to preach of the immorality of slavery. Popularity is a matter of public opinion. As for slavery being prominent, slavery was quite noticeable in early Rome and the South in the United states where slaves where used for numerous jobs. In some ancient civilizations like ancient Greece and Rome, most slaves were either prisoners of war or the poverty stricken citizens in need of food. Most slaves were worked to death in the city or on the roads and the monuments of these cultures. Yet some were forced to fight to the death with each other or wild animals in the Colosseum they might have helped build just for the wealthy people of the cultures entertainment. The Grecian even put their slaves that they captured armies into battle against their old friends. Timeline: = 1619: Slavery begins by having the first 20 African Americans sold into British colonies at Jamestown, Virginia. = = 1641: Massachusetts is the first state to legalize slavery; therefore, beginning slavery in the United States. = = 1682: Virginia claims that African American's are considered property and can be treated in any way  = = 1694: Slavery is increasing by 25% from 5000 to 6250 African Americans. = = 1712: A revolt in New York City where nine whites killed and eighteen slaves executed. = = 1773: First seperate black church established in South Carolina  = = 1775:The first abolition society is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  = =  = == http://www.realhistories.org.uk/uploads/images/Tomb_of_Nakht.jpg

Here is an article about slavery in Ancient Rome http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/slavery_01.shtml

Here is an article on slavery in Ancient Greece http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/home_set.html

Here is a Link that explains slavery in ancient Greece even though it is brief: http://www.crystalinks.com/greekslavery.html

http://www.newint.org/issue337/history.htm This website is great for finding out where slavery originated from and gives a general overview of slavery and the most prominent cultures that had it.

Anchorhttp://www.shelbycountyhistory.org/schs/blackhistory/originslavery.htm Anchor This website gives a great idea of how and where slavery started, although rather brief.

http://www.newint.org/issue337/history.htm In this webpage they talk about link there is information on ancient slavery in Rome, Greece and Europe. Europe, and Greece. This website talks is about the actions for global justice.

http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/overview.htm In this link you can find a lot about slavery- everything from an overview to all of the history of slavery in America. This link can give you information about most of the things you need to know/find out about slavery. It helps by giving you dates and places etc. and what happened then.

http://www.infoplease.com/timelines/slavery.html This link is to a timeline that has events that happened all throughout slavery. It gives you dates and information on what happened on that day/year. It helps identify major points and times in slavery easily.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/ This PBS link helps- it gives you subjects about all things ranging in the category of slavery- from the living conditions, legal rights, freedom, Education, Arts, Religion and so many more. It will help give specific facts and information about the specific topic you want to know about and get information about.