1. As stated in Roots of Evil, “Slavery was not only an established element in Greek society, but was accepted as vital for the preservation of freedom as the Greeks saw it.” (Everett, 13) Slavery played a huge role in the foundation of Ancient Greek society. Ancient Greece’s democracy was very dependent on slavery. In Ancient Greece, slaves had many different and necessary roles in society. Slaves did the work of farmers, crafts people, police, teachers, factory workers, etc. When slaves are so integrated into the foundation of the way a society runs, it easier to see how the idea of slavery could go dismissed and unquestioned by the free people. As a result of the economy and work force being almost entirely done by the hands of slaves, slavery
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Aristotle justified slavery in Ancient Greek society by claiming that, “..it was essential to have members of the state who are necessary as servants, but no part of it.” (15) According to Aristotle, people were born either as masters …show more content…
This attempt to spread Catholicism came with economic benefits for the Portuguese. As the Portuguese attempt to colonize the New World, they needed slave labor to profit from the newly discovered land. When the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil, there were already Indian colonies that were enslaved. However, they were not able to use them for slave labor because the Indians were not fit to obey the harsh commands that the Portuguese wanted of them. The Indian colonies were not passive and attempted to fight the Portuguese, which end in an extremely brutal retaliation from the Portuguese, and the death of several Indians. The Indian popular continued to decrease over time because they were unfit to perform the tasks the Spanish wanted them too. Slave labor was still needed so the Portuguese ended up traveling to Africa to get slaves. Portuguese began a slave trading system where they would travel to Africa and transport slaves to the newfound Spanish-owned colonies. Portugal was the first country to begin the Atlantic Slave Trade. As both England and France attempted to colonize more countries, they became part of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Both European nations needed slaves to work in their new conquered lands. As the France and English empires expanded into the New World, there was a greater need for slaves. England did
Aristotle justified slavery in Ancient Greek society by claiming that, “..it was essential to have members of the state who are necessary as servants, but no part of it.” (15) According to Aristotle, people were born either as masters …show more content…
This attempt to spread Catholicism came with economic benefits for the Portuguese. As the Portuguese attempt to colonize the New World, they needed slave labor to profit from the newly discovered land. When the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil, there were already Indian colonies that were enslaved. However, they were not able to use them for slave labor because the Indians were not fit to obey the harsh commands that the Portuguese wanted of them. The Indian colonies were not passive and attempted to fight the Portuguese, which end in an extremely brutal retaliation from the Portuguese, and the death of several Indians. The Indian popular continued to decrease over time because they were unfit to perform the tasks the Spanish wanted them too. Slave labor was still needed so the Portuguese ended up traveling to Africa to get slaves. Portuguese began a slave trading system where they would travel to Africa and transport slaves to the newfound Spanish-owned colonies. Portugal was the first country to begin the Atlantic Slave Trade. As both England and France attempted to colonize more countries, they became part of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Both European nations needed slaves to work in their new conquered lands. As the France and English empires expanded into the New World, there was a greater need for slaves. England did