Chattel Slavery
A system in which enslaved people are considered the legal property (chattel) of an owner and can be bought and sold, forming a major part of the economy.
Core metadata
- ID: slavery_chattel
- Era: Classical
- First known date: -500 (century)
- Region: Mediterranean, South Asia, East Asia, and other classical societies
- Review status: structurally_validated
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Agriculture (agriculture)
- Ancient Written Law Codes (codified_law)
- Organized Military Formations (organized_military_formations)
- Tribalism (tribalism)
Dependents
- Latifundia (Large-Scale Farming) (latifundia_large_scale_farming)
- Plantation Economy (plantation_economy)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- The Ur-Nammu Law Code (The Schoyen Collection, 2011, museum) • Supports: edge
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 4
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 4
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribalism (tribalism) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Tribalism provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Organized Military Formations (organized_military_formations) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Organized Military Formations provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Ancient Written Law Codes (codified_law) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Codified Law provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Agriculture (agriculture) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Agriculture provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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