CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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They could own property but not businesses.
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They were not allowed to be religious leaders.
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They had more rights than women later in history.
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They were always part of the higher social classes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: O They had more rights than women later in history.
Detailed explanation-2: -Generally speaking, though, Mesopotamian women had significant rights, could own businesses, buy and sell land, live on their own, initiate divorce, and, though officially secondary to men, found ways to assert their autonomy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Men and women both worked in Mesopotamia, and most were involved in farming. Others were healers, weavers, potters, shoemakers, teachers and priests or priestesses. The highest positions in society were kings and military officers. Women had almost the same rights as men.
Detailed explanation-4: -The surplus food production generated by villages in the vicinity allowed for some residents not to participate in food production, which led to the development of distinct specialized roles and associated classes.