Ainsley Salaz: Social Structure by

Social Structure

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Evidence 1

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According to the Social Structure article,“Farmers grew food for the city. Merchants and artisans traded goods with people from other places. Builders made canals, walls, statues, ziggurats, and more”.

Evidence 2

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According to the Social Structure article, "Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations to establish a social structure. Many social structures are based on a hierarchy in which some people are valued more than others".

Reasoning 2

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Everyone in Mesopotamia went by this hierarchy. This is what helped keep Mesopotamia organized and everyone was influenced to go by these rules. It created a baseline for different cultures to adapt as their social hierarchies developed. Not only did it just influence the people of Mesopotamia but eventually different cultures also adapt to this hierarchy.

Reasoning 1

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Mesopotamia's social hierarchy was divided into royalty, upper class, middle class, and lower class. Everyone in Mesopotamia had different roles and these roles helped the community funcion. This created a baseline for different cultures to adapt as their social hierarchies developed. It helped Mesopotmaians be organized and everyone provided for each other in some way.

822599 — 2024-10-07 15:57:46 UTC

People in Mesopotamia believed that a king was the link between the earth and the heavens. The kingdom only succeeded if the king pleased the gods. Mesopotamia was also split into different hierarchies. There was royalty, upper class, middle class, and lower class. Each group was made up of multiple members of society. The groups in the Mesopotamia social structure had their functions to keep the community functioning.

Different Charecteristics in Mesopotamia

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Throughout this unit we have been studying the different characteristics of the Mesopotamiaan society. We learned that there is Social structure, Government Food supply, Written Language, Arts, Technology, and religion. The Mesopotamiaans used all of these characteristics and they each provided and helped create the perfect civilization. We were asked Which one of these characteristics had the most influence on the Mesopotamian society believe that Social Structure was the most influential on the Mesopotammmian society.

Evidence 3

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According to the Social Structure article, "Men and women both worked in Mesopotamia, and most were involved in farming. Others were healers, weavers, potters, shoemakers, teachers and priests or priestesses. The highest positions in society were kings and military officers".

Reasoning 3

822599 — 2024-10-08 15:41:40 UTC

Each person had there own different role and all of the Mesopotamians would contribute in some way. The kids would also go to school and learn writing and then the elderley would take care of the kids and sometimes teach them. The work someone did was seen as giving back to other people and for making the gods happy. This kept the world at peace.

Ancient Canals in Mesopotamia

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A canal is an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.

Ziggurats in Mesopotamia

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A ziggurat is an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top.

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This is the hierarchy that the Mesopotmians went by and the places on the pyramid represent how people got treated and there role.

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