CIVILIZATION
BABYLONIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -There were three social classes: the amelu (the elite), the mushkenu (free men) and ardu (slave).
Detailed explanation-2: -There were three main classes in Babylonian society (upper, middle, and lower) and the code punished the guilty party based on their class. Although, there was justice and people got punished for crimes they did, punishments were more severe for those of the lower class than higher class.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does Hammurabi’s code tell us about the social class structure of ancient Babylonian society? His code tells us about the 3 classes in the their structure. The Patricians, the Plebians, and then the slaves.
Detailed explanation-4: -Babylonian society was decidedly hierarchised, with a base formed of slaves and dependent workers, chiefly rural. The apex of the social pyramid, with its royal court and the nobil-ity, remains little known because of the lack of sources.