CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
Question
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Boys were educated for 12 years in order to become ____ and priests.
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deacons
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scribes
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teachers
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mesopotamian education largely centered around literacy. This could be said for nearly any culture, but it was particularly true for the difficult of the written language. In the 3rd millennium, cuneiform writing became quite complex. It took 12 years to learn the cuneiform marks and the general knowledge of scribes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ancient education focused on imparting ethics like humility, truthfulness, discipline, self-reliance, and respecting all creations to the students. The education was mostly imparted in ashrams, gurukuls, temples, houses. Sometimes pujaris of the temples used to teach students.
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