WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The ruling class of ancient Sumer was at the very top of the Sumerian social hierarchy system. This class comprised the king, royal family/dynasty, and the high priests of any given city-state within Sumer. As members of the highest class, they enjoyed the most rights and privileges compared to other groups.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mesopotamia Social Classes. Mesopotamia’s social pyramid was not unlike many later civilizations. Enslaved people were on the bottom, the lower class, then the middle class, and finally the upper class. The king and royals made up the top of the pyramid as the highest social class.

Detailed explanation-3: -The upper classes of ancient Mesopotamia included kings and their families, priests and priestesses, ranking military officers, scribes and wealthier merchants and traders. The hereditary noble class were the kings, land-owning families and priests and priestesses and their families.