How was slavery similar in Mesoamerica, Africa, and the Arab world?

In Mesoamerica, Africa, and the Arab world, people were often enslaved after being captured in warfare. Although the work enslaved people did and their legal status could differ across these societies, taking war captives was a practice found in all three. So the best answer is “People were often enslaved after being captured during war.”

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