How did Sumerian innovations contribute to social stratification?
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Correct answer: They enabled specialized roles and complex administration
Innovations such as writing and irrigation required skilled labor and administration. This created specialized roles — priests, scribes, craftsmen — and reinforced social hierarchies in Sumerian city-states.
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