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'''Slavery''' refers to the owning of | '''Slavery''' refers to the owning of sapient beings as property, a practice which has been largely abolished over the 19th century. Slaves have historically been employed in many fields, including as soldiers (such as the Ottoman Janissaries) but most often slaves have been used as domestic servents and as basic laborers. It is also used informally to refered to other states in which people are forced to work very hard under heavy control by higher ranking figures that are comprable to slavery (such as Serfdom in Tsarist Russia before 1861). | ||
== Slavery in science fiction == | == Slavery in science fiction == | ||
*In [[Star Wars]], slavery existed in several backwater regions of the Galaxy, such as [[Tatooine]] | *In [[Star Wars]], slavery existed in several backwater regions of the Galaxy, such as [[Tatooine]] | ||
*In [[Stargate]] the Goa'uld kept vast populations of Humans in Slavery or Serfdom. The [[Wraith]] also kept human beings as slaves, serving as personnal attendants. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[American Civil War]] | *[[American Civil War]] | ||
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[[Category: History]] | [[Category: History]] | ||
Revision as of 00:04, 28 December 2009
Slavery refers to the owning of sapient beings as property, a practice which has been largely abolished over the 19th century. Slaves have historically been employed in many fields, including as soldiers (such as the Ottoman Janissaries) but most often slaves have been used as domestic servents and as basic laborers. It is also used informally to refered to other states in which people are forced to work very hard under heavy control by higher ranking figures that are comprable to slavery (such as Serfdom in Tsarist Russia before 1861).
Slavery in science fiction
- In Star Wars, slavery existed in several backwater regions of the Galaxy, such as Tatooine
- In Stargate the Goa'uld kept vast populations of Humans in Slavery or Serfdom. The Wraith also kept human beings as slaves, serving as personnal attendants.
See also
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