Daily Life
People in Mesopotamia were treated differently in . Women were allowed to own their own property and businesses if they wanted to. They were also able to become part of court cases if they really wanted to be. If their parents wanted them to, women could learn how to read and write. Unfortunately, they were not able to vote in assemblies, which were votes for laws.
The order of the social structure that they had goes like this: Slave's, Lower Class, Higher Class, and the priests. The slaves were usually taken from other defeated civilizations that they went against. The slaves also served the higher classes in the social structure. The slaves would serve the higher class, lower class, and most likely with the priests.
.The lower class people wore a little bit of jewelry to help signify the little bit of wealth that their family had. The men wore a skirt type garment and also had long beards. The Higher class wore more jewelry than the lower class did because they were wealthier the the lower class. Their garments were made out of sheep wool. The women wore long dresses with their shoulders bare.
Then, there are the priests, which usually had much more power than the other social groups. The priests were the people who had the most wealth aside from the emperor. They told the other citizens to do specific actions so that they can make the gods happy. If anybody in the civilization were to get sick or injured, people would call for the priests help. The priests usually had shaved bald heads so that you can tell them from regular citizens. Once they got to their patient, they would send a prayer to the gods so that the gods can heal the patient fully.
People in Mesopotamia were treated differently in . Women were allowed to own their own property and businesses if they wanted to. They were also able to become part of court cases if they really wanted to be. If their parents wanted them to, women could learn how to read and write. Unfortunately, they were not able to vote in assemblies, which were votes for laws.
The order of the social structure that they had goes like this: Slave's, Lower Class, Higher Class, and the priests. The slaves were usually taken from other defeated civilizations that they went against. The slaves also served the higher classes in the social structure. The slaves would serve the higher class, lower class, and most likely with the priests.
.The lower class people wore a little bit of jewelry to help signify the little bit of wealth that their family had. The men wore a skirt type garment and also had long beards. The Higher class wore more jewelry than the lower class did because they were wealthier the the lower class. Their garments were made out of sheep wool. The women wore long dresses with their shoulders bare.
Then, there are the priests, which usually had much more power than the other social groups. The priests were the people who had the most wealth aside from the emperor. They told the other citizens to do specific actions so that they can make the gods happy. If anybody in the civilization were to get sick or injured, people would call for the priests help. The priests usually had shaved bald heads so that you can tell them from regular citizens. Once they got to their patient, they would send a prayer to the gods so that the gods can heal the patient fully.