Female slaves would often work in businesses like weaving. While male slaves would work in irrigation canals and construct ziggurats. Many job varied based on where you are placed on the social pyramid. For example in the text it states, “Most Chinese peasants, for example, owned little land of their own and worked on plots granted to them by royal or aristocratic landowners.” (pg. 58) In other words, the Chinese civilization farmers would work in farms because they were peasants and lower on the social pyramid. Many jobs varied throughout the first civilization, there were jobs like “scholars, officials, merchant, priests,and artisans.” (pg. 57) Those of higher class lived luxurious lives. For example in the text it states, “ Everywhere, kings, high officials, and their families lived in luxurious palaces, dressed in splendid clothing, bedecked themselves with the loveliest jewelery, and were attended by endless servants.” (pg. 64) There livestyle was extravagant, they didn’t need to worry about money nor work because they were in high positions. In the Egyptian Civilization they had jobs like Scribes. Scribes are people who write down important information for the
Female slaves would often work in businesses like weaving. While male slaves would work in irrigation canals and construct ziggurats. Many job varied based on where you are placed on the social pyramid. For example in the text it states, “Most Chinese peasants, for example, owned little land of their own and worked on plots granted to them by royal or aristocratic landowners.” (pg. 58) In other words, the Chinese civilization farmers would work in farms because they were peasants and lower on the social pyramid. Many jobs varied throughout the first civilization, there were jobs like “scholars, officials, merchant, priests,and artisans.” (pg. 57) Those of higher class lived luxurious lives. For example in the text it states, “ Everywhere, kings, high officials, and their families lived in luxurious palaces, dressed in splendid clothing, bedecked themselves with the loveliest jewelery, and were attended by endless servants.” (pg. 64) There livestyle was extravagant, they didn’t need to worry about money nor work because they were in high positions. In the Egyptian Civilization they had jobs like Scribes. Scribes are people who write down important information for the