The daily life of Mesopotamia was different depending on the job a person had. They had a social structure, so everybody was different. If you were a priest, you would have the most power. Below them, were the kings, officials, and soldiers. The next level were the merchants, traders, and craftsmen. The farmers were next. Finally, with the least amount of power, were the slaves. The priests were at the very top of the social pyramid because they were the closest to the gods the Mesopotamians believed in. The kings and government officials were responsible for creating the laws of each city state, although it was not until King Hammurabi came along that anyone bothered to write the laws down. Daily Life in ancient Mesopotamia cannot be described in the same way on would describe life in ancient Rome or Greece. Mesopotamia was never a single, unified civilization, not even under the Akkadian Empire of Sargon the Great. Generally speaking, though, from the rise of the cities in 4500 BCE to the downfall of Sumer. So everyone had a different role in Mesopotamia. In their daily lives, the men would go out and work, and the women would stay at home and take care of the house,and raise the children. Children were raised according to their gender roles. Boys were raised learning skills they could use to work and girls were raised to be wives and mothers. The Mesopotamians had lot of things to do.
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