GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the lowest within Mesopotamia’s social hierarchy?
A
Kings
B
Landowners
C
Noblemen
D
Slaves
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Enslaved people were on the bottom, the lower class, then the middle class, and finally the upper class. The king and royals made up the top of the pyramid as the highest social class.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prisoners of war, foreign slaves, and their descendants made up a huge part of the slave population in Mesopotamia (King). The bulk of the Sumerian and Akkadian slaves originally came from the ranks of the native population, which is the case for every city-states at some point in time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Enslaved people constituted the lowest level of the Sumerian social classes. Typically, enslaved people were captured from other societies during military campaigns or raids and subsequently forced into servitude. The enslaved often performed work in building/construction or within wealthy homes or temples.

Detailed explanation-4: -Social Structure: In Ancient Sumer, the social structure was very important. There were three different classes; the upper class, the common class, and the bottom. In the upper class, there were the priests, landowners, and government officials.

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