SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF MESOPOTAMIA
Introduction:
The Mesopotamia social structure was based off the wealthy to the less fortunate all the way to the poor/slaves. The social structure means a lot to them because it depends on the laws and consequences.
Details about social structure pyramid:
More privilege was given to the most wealthy, while those who were less privileged was penalized less for breaking the laws unless it happened that their offense was committed against a member of a higher class. A slave could be granted his/her freedom, and a free citizen in dire financial straits could lose his/her citizenshop. If a member of one class married a member of another class, the child that was born would belong to the higher of the two classes. The largest parcels of land were always in the hand of the priests. THUS, THOSE WHO HELD SUPREME AUTHORITY ALSO CONTROLLED THE MOST PROPERTY AND THE WEALTH IT PRODUCED.
Questions and Answers:
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What was women's role in society?
DEPENDING ON THE CLASS OF THE WOMAN, SHE WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT RESPONSISBILITIES. SOME SPEFICIFIC ROLES WERE BEING HOUSEHOLD WIFES AND ACTING AS PART OF THE SOCIETIES RELIGIOUS SERVIES.
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Were women allowed to be kings?
Women could not be kings, but they could be priests. They were the chief attendants to the goodness and gods.
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Were people allowed to climb the chart?
Babylonian law tended to foster upward in social mobility.
Definitions of the social structures:
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King - a king is the ruler of Mesopotamia
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Government officials - government official is the person who help make the laws so people can stay safe.
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Priest - the one of the riches man of the town
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Craftsmen - is the people who help make jewelry and materials and does not get anything in return
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Slaves - the people who work for the masters and the master sometimes bid on the slaves. Also they don’t get anything and their not that good of workers.
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