One of the key parts to have a civilization to succeed is to contain a strong social class. Without a strong social class, a civilization would not succeed and slowly decline. People would constantly be fighting and arguing about what tasks they must do. A highly asked question throughout ancient civilizations is “where ancient civilizations social orders similar or different”? I personally believe that ancient social orders were different. The first reason why I believe that ancient social orders were different can be found in the upper class. In ancient Greece, priests were not included in the upper class, while in Mesopotamia, India, and Egypt they were. Also in Mesopotamia merchants were incorporated in the upper class while in Egypt, Greece, and India they were not included. A third reason why ancient social order upper classes were not similar is that in Greece they contained aristocrats in the top class while India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt did not. With these all of these reasons, it is clear to see that upper classes in ancient civilizations were different from one another. …show more content…
The first reason why I believe social order middle classes were unsimilar is that soldiers were held in the middle class in Egypt while no other civilization included them in their middle classes. Another reason why I believe that social order middle classes were not similar can be shown in Egypt and India, artisans were kept in the middle classes in Egypt and India while in Mesopotamia and Greece they were not included in this class. A third reason that ancient civilizations middle classes were unalike can be supported in Mesopotamia and Greece. In these two civilizations, farmers were involved in the middle class