CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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Only lower classes were allowed in the ziggurat
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Only upper classes used public works
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Upper class members had gold and other valuables buried with them
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Middle class members had little gender inequality
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Detailed explanation-1: -People in Sumer were divided into three social classes. The upper class included kings, priests, warriors, and government officials. In the middle class were artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers. These people made up the largest group.
Detailed explanation-2: -Their system helped lay the groundwork for the mathematical calculations of civilizations that followed. The Sumerians figured out how to collect and channel the overflow of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers-and the rich silt that it contained-and then use it to water and fertilize their farm fields.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kings were at the top. Below them were priests and nobles. The middle ranks included skilled craftspeople and merchants. Farmers and laborers made up the large working class.