Question

Which statement accurately compares the social structures of Egypt and Mesopotamia?(1 point)
Responses

Enslaved people were a part of the middle class in Mesopotamia.
Enslaved people were a part of the middle class in Mesopotamia.

Priests and priestess were closer to the pharaoh in ancient Egypt.
Priests and priestess were closer to the pharaoh in ancient Egypt.

Scribes were a part of the lower class in Egypt.
Scribes were a part of the lower class in Egypt.

Merchants were more important in ancient Egypt.

Answer 1

The accurate statement that compares the social structures of Egypt and Mesopotamia is:

**Priests and priestesses were closer to the pharaoh in ancient Egypt.**

In ancient Egypt, priests and priestesses held significant power and influence, often serving as intermediaries between the gods and the pharaoh. This was not necessarily the case in Mesopotamia, where the role of priests varied and did not have the same level of direct connection to political power as in Egypt. The other statements regarding enslaved people, scribes, and merchants are inaccurate in their representations of social classes in both cultures.