GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Which of the following were members of the upper class?
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kings and priests
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artisans
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merchants and traders
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scribes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest known social hierarchy was created in Mesopotamia. The king and royal family were the royal class, and the priests were at the top of the upper class.
Detailed explanation-2: -seldom do they call themselves lugal, or “king, ‘’ the title given the rulers of Umma in their own inscriptions. In all likelihood, these were local titles that were eventually converted, beginning perhaps with the kings of Akkad, into a hierarchy in which the lugal took precedence over the ensi.
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