1. Focus: What has been the nature of slavery throughout the history of mankind? 1.In what empire or region do you peform your duties as a slave? 2.What are some of the jobs you perform for your master? 3.How did you become a slave? Is your ethnicity the same of different than your master? 4.What rights and freedoms do you have? How are your freedoms restricted? 5.What praise or condemnation do you have for your master

2. Commission Questions for Slaves 1.In what empire or region do you peform your duties as a slave? 2.What are some of the jobs you perform for your master? 3.How did you become a slave? Is your ethnicity the same of different than your master? 4.What rights and freedoms do you have? How are your freedoms restricted? 5.What praise or condemnation do you have for your master

3. Commission Questions for Slave Owners 1.How do you defend your practice of slavery? 2.What benefits, if any, do you offer your slave? 3.What praise or condemnation do you have to offer to your slave?

4. Historically, where has slavery been practiced?

5. Patterns of Interaction Textbook 1) Egypt pg p. 37, 38 and 85 2) Greece pg 115,116 3) India pg 59-61 4) Rome pg 146,151,152 5) South American Slavery- pg 488 6) African Slavery West Africa pg 375, 377, 380 East Africa/Nigeria pg 693 7) North American Slavery pg670-672 8) Muslim World pg444-446

6. Human Rights Commission on Slavery A commission has been formulated to evaluate the nature of slavery in your society. 1)Within your group, you must research the development and/or aspects of slavery in your assigned society in order to prepare for a role playing assignment. IDENTIFY THE TIMEFRAME you are researching. You should also address the following factors in your role play: role of slaves (jobs they perform), ethnicity, rights (personal freedoms or restrictions), how status of slavery is determined, ability to gain manumission (freedom). 2)Divide your group into the following roles: Slave owners and Slaves. You will prepare a statement that properly reflects the opinion about slavery according to your role (i.e. pro or con). You will be expected to understand the position of your role for class discussion and you will be asked to present your position to the Commission of Human Rights in class on the designated day.

7. Question to Ponder….. How does the nature of slavery compare throughout the different regions in history? 8,000 B.C.E. – 600 C.E. – 600-1450- 1450-1750- 1750-1914- 1914-present-

8. African Slavery pg 495-497