Why did priests play an important role in Sumerian city-states?
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Priests were at the top of the Sumerian social order.
Priests were at the top of the Sumerian social order.
Sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods to help the city prosper.
Sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods to help the city prosper.
Priests and temples controlled much of the surrounding farmlands.
Priests and temples controlled much of the surrounding farmlands.
Sumerians feared priests because they led rituals involving human sacrifice.
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Sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods to help the city prosper.