HIST 2900: A History of Human Enslavement - Modern-Day Slavery Around the Globe

Among the ancient nations where we have any record, we find that they enslaved other humans, and some of the greatest material works of antiquity were accomplished by those enslaved. In Assyria, sculptures were discovered in the early 20th century that show great masses of enslaved people - the conquest of war - engaged in dragging colossal monuments into position. 

In Egypt, it was enslaved labor that built the pyramids, and reared the sphinx of Giza; and Egyptian enslaved people performed many acts of social and artistic service, as represented on their monuments. There was slave-trading, too, and the Phoenicians shared with the Philistines the unhappy reputation of being the chief slave-traders of antiquity. Even among the Hebrews, enslaved humans were held; some, members of their own nation who had sold themselves on account of debts or poverty, - others, foreigners who had become captives in time of war. Let's look at various dominating countries to review how human enslavement was practiced. In this course you'll analyze, examine, and understand the history and impact slavery has had in Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, the Spanish Americas, the American Colonies, and the United States.

There is a $99 fee payable to the instructor. This fee is separate from the credit fee paid to UND.

 Session Details

Schedule: Contact the IOR for session start and end times.
Attached Credit (2 credit, S/U grade) : $100.00

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Instructor or Facilitator

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Kim Long