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Strayer Chapter 6Eurasian Social Hierarchies

500 b.c.e. 500 c.e.

Why wasslavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman

civilization than in India or China?

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Hadrians Wall was built by legionaries, andmuch of the labor on Greek temples wasundertaken by free skilled artisans,

but Rome had large numbers of state-ownedslave laborers to build aqueducts, palaces,

ports, etc.

Why wasslavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman

civilization than in India or China?

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Compare the lot of slavegangs working on

latifundia or in mines tothat of householdslaves.

Could slaves revolt?(See Spartacus!)

What if a slave killed his master?(Allthe slaves of that master would beput to death!)

Why wasslavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman

civilization than in India or China?

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Modern conveniences

have made domesticservants prettyunnecessary.

Discuss what domestic

slaves didtheportrayals of richmens slaves standingaround lookingrespectful in therecent miniseriesRomegive a veryfalse image of theaverage slaves life.

Why wasslavery so much more prominent in Greco-Roman

civilization than in India or China?