Ruling Elite:
Kings and their extended families, owned large areas of land
Priests and Priestesses: Responsible for keeping gods happy, lived in temple complexes and owned large areas of land
Free Commoners: Farmers on family owed land, builders, craftsman, doctors, engineers…paid taxes, obligated to provided
labor on large government
projects
Dependent
Clients: Owned no property, worked on
other peoples land as
sharecroppers, paid taxes, obligated to provided labor on large government projects
Slaves: three
sources: prisoners of war, criminals, debtors; worked as farmers or in homes, often granted freedom and could purchase freedom for themselves
