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Who made up the lower class of Sumerian society

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The lower class were enslaved people (prisoners of war, criminals, Still others were enslaved because they had to pay off their debts) who worked on farms or in the temples. Generally, a person had to stay in the social class into which he or she was 12.

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Answer:

farmers and artisans

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Kings and priests were the highest class in Sumerian society.

Merchants and landowners were upper class.

Farmers and artisans were lower class.

Enslaved persons were the lowest class.

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