Ancient China - Slavery Flashcards
Three aspects that define slavery
- Dishonor. Potential dishonor, relative to the master.
- Natal Alienation. Break of the family relationships.
- Social Death. A substitute of death, breaking all social relations.
Slaveholding Society
Slaves were present but were not essential on how society functions.
Ex. Ancient China
Incipient Slavery
Slave’ past-family relationships were broken but not future generations.
Ex. A slave could recognize their kids but no their parents or grandparents
Extrusive Conception
Outsiders from a society that became state slaves by going on a trial
Intrusive Conception
Social death and natal alienation outside of your society.
Ex. Ancient Rome
Perpetual Slavery
The slave’ family relationships were broken.
Ex. A slave had no family at all
Slave Society
Slaves were present and essential on how society function
Ex. Ancient Greece
Penal Slavery
The justice system to become a slave.
A substitution of death
Belonged to the government
Primogeniture
The right of the eldest son to inherit lands
Types of Slavery in Ancient China
- Buddhist Bondage
- Southern Private
- National Private
- Public Slave
National Private
A person owns slaves who volunteered and held them with contracts
Buddhist Bondage
Slavery based on Buddhism morals and ethnics. Were non-violent.
Sangha Households, Monastic Serfs, Buddha Households
Monastic Serf
Unfree-lower class people who anticipated the monks needs
Overseer jobs
Sangha Households
Unfree refugees who worked the monastery land sharing the crops with the monks
Buddha Households
Slaves whos bound to a specific monastery by public slavery, trade or alm
Belonged to the collective monks
Southern Private
A voluntarily form of slavery in South-East Asia, it took place when a tragedy occur
Xi-Min, Mu Jai, Mai Jai
Xi-Min
Perpetual Slavery
Boys purchased as slaves to do small tasks like cook, clean, attend the military, and were slaves for life
Mu Jai
Girls purchased as slaves, treated as young sisters and freed when they got married
To demonstrate aristocracy wealth, they bandaged their feet
Mai Jai
Male slaves who were purchased to continue the family line by having sons for the family
Public Slave
Slaves divided in public works, the military as helpers, civil servers or eunuch
Related to Penal Slavery
Matchmakers
- Aristocratic old ladies who partner up people.
- Intermediators for slave trades and marriages
Bondsmen
Any unfree person including slaves and non-slaves
Eunuch
Specialized slaves, usually castrated men. Were the third genre in China and were masters of ceremonies/rituals for the state
They were different to everyone else
Serf
Unfree farmers who worked aristocratic lands
Retainer
People who bound themselves to someone as a re-payment. Were not slaves
Manumissian
The way a slave is freed from slavery
Three forms to freed
Pawn
The temporary transfer of a person from one household to another
Redemption
Giving something in exchange for payment to clear their debt
Manumissian Marriage
When Mu Jai got married with the young aristocrats’ son
Yon Le
(1403 - 1424)
A Ming emperor who was not supposed to have the power. He doesn’t trust in Confucianism
Zhenghe
(1371 - 1445)
Yon le’ no.1 eunuch who traveled to Africa to visit the chinese colonies, creating new trades.
Wei Zhonxian
Wei Si
One og the most evil Eunuch in Chinese history. He controled the central government during the Ming Empire
