Slaves were very important in ancient Egypt as a big part of the labor force, but they were also used for many other purposes. Many slaves were house servants, gardeners, farm labor, musicians and dancers of excellent talent, scribes and accountants.
When Egypt won a war against another country, there is evidence that they brought all of the people from that country back to Egypt to become slaves. Egyptian society was mostly based on passing information from generation to generation and when slaves were added to the social structure, they adopted the same culture.
From the few records that are available, it also seems that slave owners preferred foreign slaves instead of native Egyptian slaves. Foreigners were often better educated and had more talents. Native Egyptian slaves included criminals and commoners. http://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-slaves.html
Questions Title: Slaves
What comes to mind when you think of slavery?
Is school a form of slavery? Explain.
Why has the world continued to have slaves (yes, even today) if we know how wrong it is?