Slavery During The Ancient Era - 1528 Words

Marris Clark History 201 – Section 17 Slavery in the Ancient Era Slavery has been a custom for almost as long as humans have dominated the land on Earth. Even since before history was documented, slavery has been assumed to exist. Slavery, in our current culture, is widely frowned upon and seen as morally wrong, but that has not always been the case. In ancient times, slavery served an array of purposes that helped benefit their way of life. Aside from the fact that humans were enslaving other humans whom were just as equal as themselves, slavery proved to be an efficient system in the ancient era because it helped develop social classes, stimulate the economy, and was a key source of labor around the farm and community. When slavery†¦show more content†¦In the ancient days, this was something very important. Being strong and rich might have showed that you had power, that you could defend what was yours, and make room to attain more of what you wanted. Being weak and poor, might have displayed poor work ethic to those around because you could not provide. Determining who was upper and lower class, even though long ago, had to start from somewhere. A time when certain individuals or groups had something new and unique that was something that others strived to attain, or considered holy. When something is treasured or is wanted by others, that gives the holder of this possession, whether it be beauty, luxuries, or new things never seen before, the power. Individuals did not always come to power just because they possessed something that everyone wanted, some were not born into high class, royalty, or power, some took it by force. Therefore separating the weak from the strong, and the strongest rising to power. When people began overpowering other individuals, because that is just a humanistic nature, that is when the determination of classes came about, and people were classified as slaves, because they did not fit into society anywhere else. Slavery helped determine social classes because it was considered the lowest of the low, and people definitely treated slaves as so. They served an array of purposes, and were helpful in many different areas in the community in which they were located. It all