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- 2. Persons who relied on others (the head of the household) for their basic needs and support, such as children, kins, elderly, or disabled family members.
- 3. A social class of individuals in the highest social hierarchy with significant power, wealth, and influence, playing a crucial role in the governance and cultural life of Mesopotamian city-states
- 5. A female religious leader who served in temples dedicated to various gods and goddesses like Inanna or Ishtar.
- 7. A method used to supply water to crops.
- 11. A religious leader in Mesopotamia, often served by servants.
- 13. A person working in a workshop or guild to share techniques, regulate standards and, offer support among artisans
- 15. 16. A legendary king of Uruk, whose epic adventures are recorded in the Epic of Gilgamesh poem.
- 18. The cultivation of crops, essential for Mesopotamian survival.
- 20. The basic social and economic unit consisting of family members, servants, and slaves living together under one roof, reflecting the broader structure of Mesopotamian society.
- 21. A skilled craftsman or worker who specialized in producing goods like pottery, textiles, metalwork, jewelry, or other handmade items in workshops or for wealthy patrons
- 22. A person who writes or copies texts, often a servant in Mesopotamia.
- 23. The art of making clay vessels, often done by servants.
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- 1. A person who performs duties for other households.
- 2. The responsibilities and tasks assigned to each individual within the Mesopotamian society such as farming, governing, trading and conducting religious ceremonies
- 4. The separation of work into specific tasks, common among Mesopotamian servants.
- 6. The practice of owning people as property, common in Mesopotamia.
- 8. The cultivation of crops, essential for Mesopotamian survival.
- 9. A common craft among Mesopotamian servants, producing textiles.
- 10. Compensation given to laborers and servants in exchange for their labor in Mesopotamia such as farm produce and clothing
- 12. The people of ancient Sumer, credited with many innovations.
- 14. The ruler of a Mesopotamian city-state.
- 16. The sixth king of Babylon, known for his code of laws.
- 17. A person involved in trade, selling goods to other traders locally and other neighboring regions.
- 19. A person in the lower class who performed manual or physical labor, often in farming, construction projects like Ziggurats other labor-intensive activities for a wage.
