As technology shifted to the development of scribing in these civilizations, it enabled a way of establishing a firmer grasp on their subjects in cities.“Dense urban settlement enabled people to specialize in making goods for the consumption of others: weavers made textiles, potters made ceramics, and jewelers made precious ornaments. Soon these goods found additional uses in trade with outlaying areas. And as trade expanded over longer distances, raw material such as wood, metal timber, and precious stones arrived in the cities”(Pollard, Rosenberg, Tignor 47). Those in the upper echelon of the social ladder had to balance the lives of bureaucracies and the common people. The commoners typically took on a specific trade and was bound to that craft based on the individuals social status. …show more content…
Everyone, from the most powerful elite to the workers in the field was part of the system. The ancient egyptians believed the pharaoh was partially divine and was sent down to maintain balance between the chaos of man and of nature. While the Sumerians thought man sole job was to serve the gods and kings were there to ensure the gods were