Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: B. Sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods to help the city prosper

Explanation:

Sumerians assumed that creating a class of people who could relate with gods was essential to the survival of the city-state. Or explain how to worship gods or what the deities love or hate. Sumerians ' need led to the emergence in society of the priestly class. The priests are able to predict the lords ' order and how to gain God's favor. Hence the Common People of Mesopotamia observed to the priesthood that they should receive the favor of the gods, particularly the patron lord of their city-state. This made the priests in the Sumerian Society very important and unique.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option:

B. Sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods to help the city prosper

Step-by-step explanation:

Sumerians assumed that creating a class of people who could relate with gods was essential to the survival of the city-state. Or explain how to worship gods or what the deities love or hate. Sumerians ' need led to the emergence in society of the priestly class. The priests are able to predict the lords ' order and how to gain God's favor. Hence the Common People of Mesopotamia observed to the priesthood that they should receive the favor of the gods, particularly the patron lord of their city-state. This made the priests in the Sumerian Society very important and unique.