Like mesopotamia and egypt, perisan society was highly stratified. as in these cutlures, most people in rural areas were engaged in
a. building temple complexes and new cities
b. manufacturing trade items for the export market
c. cultivation of grain crops exclusively since slaves could be used in irrigation duties
d. agriculture and the maintenance of an adequate watter supply for the crops

i can't beat you to a pulp if i'm not close enough.

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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