What are some characteristics of sumerian religion and society?

The following are the characteristics of Sumerian religion and society:

Religion:

1. The Sumerians were polytheistic, thus they worshiped many Gods and Goddesses.

2. The Sumerian gods usually had human characteristics.

3. Anu sometimes known as An was the god of the heavens and king of the gods was an important God of Sumerians.

4. The Sumerians try to make their gods happy by settling fights, planting crops, playing music and by building statues.

Society:

1. The social structure of the Sumerians was composed of four classes; Upper Class (priests,  government officials and landowners), Middle Common Class (merchants, craftspeople), Lower Middle Class ( farmers and fisherman) and Slaves.

2. The Sumerian city-states were ruled by a king that the Sumerians believed chosen by God. The king had the power of enacting laws, collecting taxes and led the armies.

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answer: both considered peasants valued members of society.

explanation: the ancient chinese and indian empires were large asian empires that had the same problems with other big empires, they had to work hard and sometimes fight in order to keep them united, they both relied heavily on their capacity to trade and to send strange and rare items to europe, and had the father as the head of the house hold in both societies, but they didn´t considered pleasants as valued members of their society, they were the bottom of the social pyramid in both of their societies.