Question

read the following two details from the article. intellectual pursuits were highly valued across the region, and the schools (devoted primarily to the priestly class) were said to be as numerous as temples and taught reading, writing. religion, law, medicine and astrology. b women enjoyed nearly equal rights and could own land, file for divorce, own their own businesses and make contracts in trade. the early brewers of beer and wine, as well as the healers in the community, were initially women. both details contribute to the understanding that modern social ideas existed in mesopotamia. both details highlight the reasons why education was valued from the beginning of select the option that best explains how these details develop a central idea of the article.

Answer 1

Both details contribute to the development of a central idea that modern social ideas existed in Mesopotamia, highlighting the value placed on education from the beginning of the region's history. The first detail shows that intellectual pursuits were highly valued and that schools devoted to teaching reading [1], writing, religion, law, medicine, and astrology were as numerous as temples. The second detail indicates that women had rights to land, divorce, their own businesses, and the ability to make contracts in trade, as well as being the early brewers of beer and wine and healers in the community. Together, these two details demonstrate that Mesopotamia was a society that valued learning and equality, and that modern social ideas were present in the region from the start.