Question

Give 2 ways that Mesopotamia's and Egypt's social structure were alike. (4 points, choose 2) (4 points) Responses They both utilized slave labor They both utilized slave labor They each had a small ruling class and a large unskilled labor class They each had a small ruling class and a large unskilled labor class They had the same religion They had the same religion The each had pharaohs

Answer 1

1. They both utilized slave labor: Both Mesopotamia and Egypt relied on slave labor to support their agricultural economies and large construction projects, such as temples and monumental architecture.

2. They each had a small ruling class and a large unskilled labor class: Both civilizations had a distinct social hierarchy that included a small elite ruling class, often comprised of kings, nobles, and priests, alongside a larger population of common laborers and farmers who were mostly unskilled.