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Slavery In Imperial China

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Thesis Statement: Slavery is a cruel way of controlling people to get them to do what you need, at the expense of their lives. The evolution of slavery in Imperial China is a horrific yet fascinating subject.

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Topic Sentence/ main idea 1: The Xia dynasty was considered by some to be the first regime in ancient China. Even though the dynasty was most likely fictional, slavery was in fact a part of the empire. The slaves in this early period of time were treated terribly.
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They had no freedom and had to work hard for masters. After a master died, his slaves were killed or buried alive. This was so they could serve their masters in the underworld. At this time most people believed in the

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