History of Slavery

The beginning of slavery can be marked when humans began
to settle down. As cities and towns began to take shape and
people began to conquer lands so that they could grow food
for their people is when the concept of slavery began. Wars
and battles were the time when slaves were taken and free
labour was used as household and field help. Besides the wars
the pirates also sold their captives as slaves for money and
sometimes there were criminals who were given the punishment
to spend their lives as slaves. Even a debt that couldn't be
paid on time would lead to servitude. Slavery was more evil in
the ancient civilizations as it would carry on for generations –
a slave's child would automatically be a slave. However, most
families prohibit the slaves from raising families. There was
slavery in every civilization but their positions in the respective
societies were quite different.