Civilization status
- 1. Civilization Status Mesopotamia, Egypt, Rome , Greece, Canada
- 2. Mesopotamia Mesopotamia had 3 levels of social status The first, and highest level was made up of soldiers, powerful government officials, and priests The second or middle level was made up of merchants, teachers, labourers, farmers, and craftsmen The third level or lowest level was made up of slaves, who were most likely captured in battle Slaves had no rights and were not paid to work Normal people had many rights and a lot of them had slaves Priests were very powerful people, and were in charge of making everyone behave so the gods were happy Priests were the doctors in Mesopotamia The upper class wore fancy clothes and jewelry, but were not mistaken for priest, because priests were the only people who shaved their heads The middle class had jobs like owning a farm or shop
- 3. Mesopotamia Men had much more power than women Women had power but over time they lost that power and men gained power Mesopotamian kings and queens were believed to be sent by the gods, but they didn’t believe they were actual gods Kings were named “King of the Universe” or “Great King” or “Shepard” (They were called shepherds because they had to take care of the people Although there were many kings, Thorkild Jacobsen and many others believed in early Mesopotamia the people in control and the people with the power were a council of elders
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- 6. Egypt Farmers were very common but had a low social status because they had to pay many taxes and didn’t own the land they used (It was the rich peoples land) and they had to work on a lot of irrigation and construction projects Artists and craftsmen had a higher status than farmers, but were under control of the state and most workshops were attached to temples Scribes and government officials formed the upper class and were called the “white-kilt class” because of their white bleached garments that marked their rank Just below the nobility class were priests, physicians, and engineers All Egyptians except slaves were under the same laws, even the lowest peasant was under the same laws as a noble Slaves could work, sell, and work for freedom or even nobility
- 7. Egypt A lot of your status came from what type of family you were born into A farmers son or daughter had a very low status, but a kings son had very high status and was very important The top level of the social pyramid was the pharaoh The next was the vizier, the king advisor The next level below was the nobles and priests The level below that was the soldiers and scribes The level below that were the craftsmen The bottom level was the farmers and slaves The vizier was the high priest, and was responsible for official documents, the supply of food, settling disputes, and the protection of the pharaoh and his family The pharaoh had the highest status in Egypt
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- 10. Rome Only Roman citizens had full civil and political rights There was a head to a family (The father) and they controlled the family and they had to listen to him based on kinship to him Slaves were not under laws, but were an object of the law The owner of the slave could sell or pawn him, but could not injure or kill him If someone hurt a slave, the slave could order protection A slaves owner could give a slave an amount of land to live on and manage Your status in Rome was determined by your ancestry, your rank, attainment of honours, and citizenship It is most common for older slaves to be released, which made there status higher
- 11. Rome The male head of the family had special legal powers and privileges Patricians were people believed to have been descendants of people in a council Romulus established Plebs were normal citizens In early Rome Plebs fought for rights and finally got them There were six complex classes based on property you owned The top class was the senatorial class To be a Senator you had to be in political office or own property worth 1,000,000 sesterces The lowest class were the proletarians Latin people had rights but couldn’t vote The five levels of people were Senators, Equestrians, Common people, Freed people, and slaves
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- 14. Greece Only free, land owning native men were entitled to full protection of the law Unlike Rome, social status didn’t give you any special rights or take away rights The people in Greece were divided into four social classes based on wealth You could change classes if you made more money All male citizens in Sparta who finished their education equal to each other, except the Spartan king Greek slaves had no power or status Slaves had a right to have a family and the right to own property, if their master let them Slaves had no political rights
- 15. Greece Slaves outside of Sparta almost never revolted because they were made up of to many different nationalities To have the status of a true male in Sparta, you had to kill a helot (A slave captured from the Messanian Wars), then you were allowed to become a warrior Kings had the highest status, other than gods, who were worshiped every day by thousands of people You weren’t a Greek citizen, but you were a Spartan citizen, or an Athenian citizen, or a citizen from your city Some slaves weren’t as low status as others, because they were ether very skilled in what they did, or they were paid In any city you were more powerful than a person from another city, if you were from the city you were in Soldiers had some government powers, because they were asked to be jury members
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- 18. Canada The highest status in Canada belongs to Stephen Harper The lowest status in Canada is the refugee status Although refugee is the lowest status, they can become full citizens if they live here long enough People coming to live in Canada have to fill out a form to get full Canadian status Aboriginal people in Canada have a status that entitles them to many programs and services Certain aboriginal people are not entitled to this status Prior to 1985, there were many things an aboriginal person could do to get their status revoked: Marrying a man who was not Indian(aboriginal)status, voting in an election, having at age 21 a mother or grandmother who wasn’t of Indian status before they got married, or being born with a mother who had status, and a father who didn’t have Indian status
- 19. Canada Back then aboriginals gained status from the mothers family and the child always joined the mothers tribe Some things that effected your status in Canada are wealth, age, occupation, power, ancestry, race or ethnicity, class(upper class, middle class, working class, or lower class), and housing Canada is a democracy so status isn’t as important as it is in some countries
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