CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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Who was at the top of the social pyramid in Sumer?
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Scribe
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Trader
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King
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A social hierarchy developed in Sumerian city-states. Kings were at the top. Below them were priests and nobles.
Detailed explanation-2: -King Sargon of Akkad-who legend says was destined to rule-established the world’s first empire more than 4, 000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
Detailed explanation-3: -The upper class included merchants who owned their own companies, scribes, private tutors, and, in time, high-ranking military men. Other occupations of the upper class were accountants, architects, astrologers (who were usually priests), and shipwrights.
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