Slavery In Ancient Greece

Humans are not known for being fair and righteous beings. No other living creature in the world exploits each other more than humans do. Humans have done horrendous acts on each other. One of the unacceptable practices of the human race is slavery. Slavery has been in existence since the first civilizations and exists in some places in the world today. Slavery is the literal ownership of another human being. They have been put into their situation for many different reasons. Either by racism and prejudice or by being taken from other countries or by being poor and / having debt. For whatever reason one finds themselves becoming a slave it never works in their favor. They have to do to tough jobs in tough conditions that lack basic human rights.
One these cities were Athens. Ancient writers in Athens believed slavery to be natural and necessary. The majority of their citizens owned one or more slaves. They were given levels/jobs. These positions consisted of policemen and tutors as the highest ranking slave, herds who gather people to the assembly were next and domestic slaves and one who worked in the mines at the bottom. In Athens, domestic slaves were looked upon like one of the family and usually treated quite well. Athens received criticism because it was to distinguish a slave from a citizen. Being a slave in Athens was not nearly horrendous compared to some of the slave system like what happened in America until 1985, and what is going on in India
China is known for its overcrowding and harsh living conditions. For a developing country, China has a large slave system till this day. Although slavery is illegal it does not stop most of the slave owners in China. Ancient China was not much different. In Ancient China you were either born into slavery or sold to pay a debt. Most Slaves were children who did the same stuff and wore similar clothes as farmers. Some slaves built roads and others worked in government. Although they did or dress or act differently they were treated horribly. They were literally the property of their masters and had to do whatever they said. There were harsh punishments for disobeying. If for any reason their owners died they were killed so they can serve them in the afterlife. Although later dynasties tried to discourage slavery and some made it illegal it did not stop people from having them. Much like today slavery was widely practiced even if it was against the law. Slavery in China is one of the worst places in the world to be a part of the low class because it is not hard to end becoming a slave. China is also one of the worst places to ever find yourself becoming a