European Slavery & Middle Eastern Slavery

I have been focusing on Roman slavery in particular, and I have gone into detail regarding the cultural aspect of Roman slavery. I have not explored Arab slavery, which had several differences and similarities to Roman slavery. A main difference between the two slavery cultures was that Middle East slavery was governed by religious law, rather than state law. The slaves were of many different racial and religious backgrounds as opposed to just one culutre in European Slavery. This led to the beginning of African Enslavement, since the Arabs began to control slave empires in Northern Africa. This continued until the 18th century, where the Arab Slave Trade became violent. Lynch mobs would hunt Africa for black slaves and capture them, since the demand had gotten so high.

Christian and Judaic law permitted the use of slavery, but the Judiac law gave strict guidelines for selling and treatment of the slaves. Because of this acceptance, slavery boomed in the Middle East until the transatlantic slave trade, where the black slaves were brought to America.