CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mesopotamian women in Sumer, the first Mesopotamian culture, had more rights than they did in the later Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian cultures. Sumerian women could own property, run businesses along with their husbands, become priestesses, scribes, physicians and act as judges and witnesses in courts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Society viewed a woman as her father’s daughter or her husband’s wife–and not as an autonomous individual. Royal women or those from rich and powerful families enjoyed a greater degree of personal autonomy, in some cases. Mesopotamian women would not inherit their husband’s estate if there were eligible male heirs.
Detailed explanation-3: -It wasn’t; ancient sumerian society, like most other ancient societies, was exclusively male dominated. The men in this society had many more rights and privileges than their female counterparts, they…show more content…