The concept of "slavery" is understood as a system of relationships in society, in which a person is the property of another person or state. The ranks of slaves were replenished by criminals, captives and debtors until the middle of the twentieth century, in some countries of Africa until its end. Today, slavery is considered not only involuntary performance of work, but also the presence of supervisors in the workplace, the use of physical violence against an employee, and the impossibility of dismissal.
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Slaveholding foundations for a long time existed in ancient Rome and Greece. "Xi" - a concept that in its essence is the equivalent of slavery, was widespread in ancient China from the middle of the second millennium BC. e.
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Often, serfdom in Russia is compared with slavery, the presence of several differences is not taken into account by the modern interpretation of the concept, therefore social relations that existed before the abolition of serfdom in 1861 can rightly be called a form of slavery.
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Slavery strengthened in Brazil and the United States. In the Ancient East, the state itself was considered the largest slave owner, which covered the position of slaves by adopted totalitarian laws. During the Second World War, the widespread slavery was due to a large number of prisoners.
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The economic situation of southern Iraq was fully supported by African slave labor. This situation continued until the Zinja Uprising, which lasted from 869 to 883.
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The medieval Asian states established a slave system and made it a powerful economic engine. These included early Ottoman Turkey, the Crimean Khanate, and the Golden Horde. More than three million people were sold into slavery through Crimean markets.
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A new round of development of the slave system falls on the era of great geographical discoveries. Europeans were actively exploring Africa and found a virtually inexhaustible stream of slavish "black" power. The role of the "white slaves" fell on the Irish, who were captured by the British during the conquest of Ireland.
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In Spain, from 1512 it was forbidden to use slave labor of the Indians, this law did not apply to slaves from Africa.
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More than 13 million slaves from Africa were brought to British North America. As a result, over the entire existence of the slave system, the population of Africa has declined by 80 million people.
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In modern society, slavery is prohibited. The last to join the ban in 1980 was Mauritania. However, there are countries on the world map where the ban is purely theoretical or does not imply serious penalties for violating it. The most difficult situation is observed in Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, Nepal, some regions of India and Angola. In these countries, slave status is still inherited.
