throw light on City-Life in mesopotomia
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Social classes : All of Mesopotamia’s social classes lived in the city, including the nobility, the royals and their families, priests and priestesses, free commoners, clients of the nobility or temples and slaves.
Land : Most Mesopotamian commoners, owned small plots of land. Clans and extended families owned land and all members of the family worked that land. Even city dwellers might own a small bit of land for a garden.
Occupation : Mesopotamian commoners were carters, brick makers, carpenters, fishermen, soldiers, tradesmen, bakers, stone carvers, potters, weavers and leather workers. Nobles were involved in administration and a city’s bureaucracy.
Residence : Houses were one or two stories, made of mud bricks with rooms around an open courtyard. The walls were plastered and whitewashed both inside and out to help reflect the heat. Roofs were flat, and families slept on the roof when it was hot.
Clothing : Because of the hot climate, dress was simple.
Men either wore a kilt-like skirt which reached to their ankles or a long robe. Women wore long robes draped to leave the right shoulder bare. They often wore elaborate headdresses and ribbons
Eating style : Dinner was roasted meats(mutton, lamb, duck or pork) served with vegetables, fruit, bread and beer. Cakes were eaten on special occasions. Breakfast was simple: a barley or wheat porridge flavored with onions and garlic or fruit, bread and beer. Beer was the favorite Mesopotamian beverage even among the wealthy, who could afford wine.
Social status : Free commoners held no religious or political power, they could move up the social ladder through marriage or enterprise. Some Mesopotamian commoners were successful enough at their trade to buy land, which they could then rent. They might also be drafted into the military in times of war or to work on public buildings such as temples or palaces.
They may not live luxurious life , but most of it were spent comfortably.