SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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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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Detailed explanation-1: -Upper Class. The upper class in the Mesopotamia class system comprised several different ranked groups. The king and his family, made up of the royal class, were at the top. They had the most privileges of all the classes in Mesopotamian society.
Detailed explanation-2: -In early Mesopotamia, priests were the initial rulers as all authority came from the god. Priests then were both representative of the god and mediator between the god and the people. Later, the secular power was established in a king, although kings also had specific religious duties.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mesopotamians believed that the priests and the king were the gods’ servants on earth. Virtuous kingship was crucial to staying in the gods’ favor. So, the high priests assisted the king by explaining how they interpreted the will of the gods.