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Slaves who worked in farming estates were farm slaves. The Romans had many farm slaves. In antiquity slaves were war captives. They were civilians who were captured and enslaved when a town or a land was defeated as part of the spoils of war. The majority of Roman slaves worked on the large farming estates. In other historical periods and part of the world slaves were (and is some areas still are) captured in slave raids.

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Where did Medieval knight live?

Knights mostly lived in manor houses on manorial farming estates. Knights, during most of the Middle Ages, were heavy cavalry. They needed to have armor and heavy horses. They were mostly people of some means, as they needed to be able to get such things and maintain them. They tended not to be people whose income came from trade, and they tended to be people whose homes had land for grazing. So, naturally, knights tended to live on farming estates or in farming communities. Kknights often lived parts of their lives in towns and cities. A lot of people who were wealthy had more than one home, and the cities had their attractions. But the primary home of a member of the nobility was his estate, not his town house.


What is the mansabdari system?

The mansabdari system is the name given to the system used by the Mughal Empire in India to rank its officials. Because the ranks were prestigious but did not carry hereditary positions or estates, they tended to support a system based on ability


Where farming in which colonial region tended to wear out the soil and created demand for additional farmland to the west?

Farming in the Southern colonies tended to wear out the soil, particularly due to the cultivation of cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo. This intensive agriculture depleted nutrients and led to soil exhaustion, prompting settlers to seek additional farmland to the west. As a result, this demand for new land contributed to westward expansion and conflicts with Indigenous peoples.


Why did the land suffer along with the people during the Salem witch trials?

During the Trials, many people either ignored their fields or were taken away from them so no one did much work. The forests around the area grew thicker as nobody spent time clearing them out.


What did roman slave girls do?

In the cities female slaves were mainly domestic workers in the hoses of the rich. In the countryside some of them worked in the fields and some of them worked at the villa rustica, the farmstead of large landed estates. The latter did domestic service, tended to the animals in the pens of the villa and processed agricultural produce.

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Where did Medieval knight live?

Knights mostly lived in manor houses on manorial farming estates. Knights, during most of the Middle Ages, were heavy cavalry. They needed to have armor and heavy horses. They were mostly people of some means, as they needed to be able to get such things and maintain them. They tended not to be people whose income came from trade, and they tended to be people whose homes had land for grazing. So, naturally, knights tended to live on farming estates or in farming communities. Kknights often lived parts of their lives in towns and cities. A lot of people who were wealthy had more than one home, and the cities had their attractions. But the primary home of a member of the nobility was his estate, not his town house.


In the 1700s the process of enclosure tended to increase?

It increased crop yields and agricultural methods.


Farming in which colonial region tended to wear out the soil and created demand for additional farmland to the west?

South


Why had the estates general not met for 175 years?

The Estates General was called at the discretion of the king. For 175 years, no monarch had chosen to call a meeting. Louis XVI was flummoxed over what to do about France's economic problems, as well as how voting should be done. The Third Estate was at a disadvantage when the vote went by estate, since the First and Second Estates tended to vote together.


During the 1950s Americans tended to glorify people who were?

During the 1950's Americans tended to glorify people who were allies. The allies were from Western Europe.


Is it true or false that sedentary people tended to pasture livestock from region to region?

False. Sedentary people typically stayed in one place and engaged in activities such as farming, while pastoralists were the ones who moved around with livestock from region to region.


What do knights do on there free time?

Attended church, hunted, visited other nobles, played chess or checkers, betting games, raced horses, practiced war techniques, tended estates, wrestled.


Who tended to divide rather than unify the people of ancient Greece?

The forms of government in ancient Greece tended to divide the people of Greece rather than unify them.


Who tended to be suppoters of prohibition?

Protestants, rural residents, members of the KKK, very religious people, and opponents of immigration tended to support prohibition.


How did farming impact the settlement patterns?

Farming led to the establishment of permanent settlements as people no longer needed to be nomadic in search of food. It allowed communities to grow larger due to the consistent food supply, leading to the development of towns and cities near fertile lands. Agricultural societies also tended to cluster around water sources for irrigation purposes.


How are gardens in the city tended?

Gardens in the city are usually tended by the local council or government authorities. They are public grounds and the upkeep will be paid by people's taxes.


Sedentary people tended to pasture livestock from region to region?

true:)