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This is the Tigris river right before a flood in Mesopotamia

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In this exhibit, you will learn more about the social class in Mesopotamia and Ancient China. You can see on the far top right are all of the Ancient China artifacts and more on the left you can see the Mesopotamia relics. You will learn more about life in Mesopotamia and Ancient China and how the relics show how there was some sort of a class system there as well. Then you can see some pictures of the artifacts and you can see examples of the class system using a pyramid that shows the class system in Mesopotamia and China. Lastly, at the bottom there is a picture of the Tigris river and the great wall of china. So now it is time to start reading about these super cool artifacts!

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In Mesopotamia and Ancient China, there were a lot of artifacts that show social class and showed that new civilizations need a social class to be successful. Like in Ancient China the Brick with Scenes of Salt Production, the Chariot Model, and the Tome Gate all represent the social class or class system in the Qin and Eastern Han Dynasty. Also, not only did Ancient China show social class but Mesopotamia did as well. For example, the Head of a Ruler, the Model Plaque: King or God Carrying a Vase, and the Standard of Ur. They all are class systems because they all have sub-themes that go under social class. For example, under the sub-theme religion of polytheism, there are artifacts like the Stranger of Ur, the Model Plaque: King or God Carrying a Vase, and the Tome Gate that showed social class and religious beliefs. But, there are other sub-themes too like, a centralized government that connects to artifacts like the Head of a Ruler, and the Chariot Model. In the exhibit, you will see artifacts and relics from when civilizations of Ancient China and Mesopotamia used social class.

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Class Pyramid in Mesopotamia and  Ancient China 

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Class Pyramid in Mesopotamia and  Ancient China 

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Qin dynasty (221–206 B.C.) - Ancient China

This statue was made for the first emperor Qin, it is a model of what a regular chariot looked like in the time of the Qin dynasty. The chariot represented a class system because the chariot was made by servants to help transport food and caring soldiers to war, But was also made to transport the emperor to other places. Also, the person who drove the chariot was on the higher part of the class system because they had to transport the tarikata warriors to the burial site for Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Also, this chariot is the same vehicle that would later carry the emperor  Qin Shi Huang's body to Xianyang for burial.

Chariot Model - The Metropolitan Museum -

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/640803?exhibitionId=%7B5ff35777-f859-45c9-83f6-b029566c47a3%7D&oid=640803&pkgids=423&pg=0&rpp=20&pos=2&ft=*&offset=20

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2300–2000 B.C. - Mesopotamia

This item shows the head of a ruler as the title says. Like the Molded Plaque: king or a god carrying a mace, this item is made for a king or for someone who would put this in their home and worship the king or ruler. This head is made out of copper alloy which may have been hard to find by the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. There is a chance that they could have traded this from other places, but probably not. This king is a sine of social class because it shows how people would treat the kings like gods and how they would make this for them.

Head of a Ruler - The Metropolitan Museum -

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329077

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Eastern Han dynasty (25–220) - Ancient China

This antique represents the slaves and servants that look to be in a scene of salt production. This picture shows the slaves that would go down into the caves to collect anything that the emperor wanted. It also shows people putting baskets on their heads and having to bring them up so that their city could have more resources. Also, you can see the servants and slaves using a  salt well to get it up.

Brick with Scene of Salt Production - The Metropolitan Museum -

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/640970?&exhibitionId=%7b5ff35777-f859-45c9-83f6-b029566c47a3%7d&oid=640970&pkgids=423&pg=0&rpp=20&pos=116&ft=*&offset=20

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Molded Plaque: king or a god carrying a mace

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Molded Plaque: king or a god carrying a mace

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2000–1700 B.C. - Mesopotamia

This artifact shows a figure represented, a ruler of the Akkadian period on the plaque. The ruler has on a short kilt like what kings or rulers would wear in Mesopotamia and a round headdress of an Old Babylonian/Isin-Larsa ruler. This ruler of the figure represents a symbol of social class and a symbol of authority and has high power. Their rulers were thought of as gods and that is why so many people thought it was a god but it is really a ruler in a worrier dress. It shows how everyone worshiped the ruler and made statues of them.

Molded Plaque: king or a god carrying a mace - The Metropolitan museum -  https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322603

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Eastern Han Dynasty 2500 - Ancient China

This antique is a tome that shows how the class system worked in ancient china. On the tome gate there are people following a string of clouds, and standing ready to help their ruler get to heaven. They are there to help the rulers guide themselves to the heavens. Also, we know that slaves and servants are the ones that made this door for the king or ruler to have his final resting place. Also on the side of the time, you can see the animals that the farmers would raze and take care of.

The Tome Gate - The Metropolitan Museum - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/696827?&exhibitionId=%7b5ff35777-f859-45c9-83f6-b029566c47a3%7d&oid=696827&pkgids=423&pg=0&rpp=20&pos=167&ft=*&offset=20

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2500 BC - Mesopotamia

This artifact, the Standard of Ur, represents the class systems in Mesopotamia because of the inlaid mosaic scenes on the sides and front of the object. In the scenes, it shows that the king or ruler is worshiped by everyone below him. There are different floors representing the different levels of social class. For example, at the bottom levels of the artifact, you see the slaves and servants. Then, in the 1 middle-class level, there are the craftsmen and the farmworkers. Then you can see on the next floor, the officials, scribes, and the priests. Then on the very first floor, the king or ruler.

The Standard of Ur - The British Museum - https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1928-1010-3