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Men vs. Women Power-
ASMAH AHMED GR 10
WORLD HISTORY
Supervise by Miss Moomal
QUIZ TIME!! :)
- Men were much stronger than women.
- Men were warriors and made all of the decisions for their communities without the help of women.
- It was a law that men ultimately ruled over women.
- Women were always put under the power of men, no matter if they were married or if they had a male family member that was still alive.
- Example- If a woman's husband died, she would be put under the power of her husband's dad or brother.
- The only power a woman had was the power of her personality to affect her direct family.
- Who was in the lowest part of the hierarchy?
- A. Warriors
- B. Men
- C. Women.
- D. Slaves.
Who was more powerful:
A. Men
B. Women
Did women have a lot of freedom?
A. Yes
B.No
5th Level= Scribes
Scribes wrote down and recorded important information for their kings.
6th Level= Soldiers and Military Men
7th Level= Government Officials
Rich people, priests
Top Level= King or Top Ruler
Sumerian Hierarchy
and Organization
4th Level= Merchants
Merchants made items such as pottery and tools.
They traded these items along with natural resources, metals, and building materials with each other and people from other cities.
- 2nd Level = Women
- 3rd Level= Farmers
Sumerian Hierarchy from the Ground Up:
80-90 percent owned their own land.
If they didn't grow enough food for the year, they would have to borrow some from their neighbors and repay it later.
Their land was taken away from them if they couldn't repay what they had borrowed.
Bottom Level= Slaves
Slaves were the least powerful people.
They were used for all physical work.
Slaves were made up of prisoners from other cities, criminals, poor people, and orphans.
Slaves were considered "inferior".
Inferior- low in importance or value.
If they ever tried to escape, they would be punished terribly.
They were owned by rich people.