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Social Structure affected the ancient Mesopotamian and Sumerian most because it dictated peoples lives and ensured that the people were providing the civilization with all it needed and allowed it to thrive.

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In article 4, Commoners, it says, “Some individuals could improve their social standing by marrying into wealth or excelling in their craft, but for most, social mobility was limited.”

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In the article Scribes, education and schools in paragraph 2, it states, “In Mesopotamia, education was limited to certain social groups, including members of the royal family, priests and priestesses, and the wealthy. Boys training to become scribes also received education, while girls were generally excluded unless they were destined to become priestesses.”

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Ancient Mesopotamian city showing wealthy inner city and poorer farms outside of walls.

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In the article Why was Mesopotamia Fertile? it says, “ Before farming, people were often nomadic, meaning they moved from place to place in search of food. But with the ability to grow their own food, they no longer had to rely on hunting and gathering. This change allowed people to settle in one place and establish permanent homes. Over time, this led to the growth of small villages and eventually larger communities.”

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This shows how a stable food supply is the whole reason the civilization exists and is around. It also shows how after the establishment of farming the civilization grew, creating all of the things in mesopotamia and feeding its people.

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This shows that commoners were often stuck in their social class, which decided what they would do with their lives and that they had few ways to become wealthier or to change their job. This shows that social structure influenced Mesopotamia most because it made people do their jobs as best which created a stable civilization with all it needs to sustain itself and expand.

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This suggests that in Mesopotamia only the higher class groups got an education and that the lower classes almost never got the opportunity for schooling. It also shows that only a very small group of women ever got to be educated and only if they were going to be priestesses, while the rest did housework.

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Food supply also affected the people heavily by being what allowed them to settle and create a civilization in the first place.