How did ancient Egypt slaves become slaves?

Answer 1

Many people became slaves through debt or through poverty sold themselves into slavery. A debt slave would be released from slavery once the debt was considered paid.

Some slaves were acquired through trade and slave raids especially into Nubia (modern Sudan).

Slaves could also be prisoners of war. This category expanded in numbers during the period of imperial expansion in the New Kingdom.

Answer 2

Some Egyptians were sold into slavery because of debts or sold themselves to escape poverty. As indentured slaves they did not lose all their civil rights; and sometimes the economic security they gained through their new status might seem to be worth giving up some freedoms for.

Some slaves were prisoners of war. These were often put to work in the mines, quarries, digging canals and on building the monuments. These sort of slaves did not appear in any numbers until the new kingdom from about 1500BCE life for these slaves was very hard like extremely hard.

Answer 3

Some Egyptians were sold into slavery because of debts or sold themselves to escape poverty. As indentured slaves they did not lose all their civil rights; and sometimes the economic security they gained through their new status might seem to be worth giving up some freedoms for.

Some slaves were prisoners of war. These were often put to work in the mines, quarries, digging canals and on building the monuments. These sort of slaves did not appear in any numbers until the new kingdom from about 1500BCE

life for these slaves was very hard

like extremely hard.

Answer 4

they got captured in wars, kidnapped, given away to slavery because his/her family was poor, or they were the children of a slave