In Mesopotamia, peasants could move up the social ladder through marriage or by operating a successful business.

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Con: Moving up the social ladder due to one's profession was rare, because most craftsmen hid the secrets of their trade and passed it down to their sons.

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Pro: In Egypt, it was almost impossible to move up the social ladder, because people believed that the gods had created the perfect society.

Which Bronze-Age civilization would be better to live in: Egypt or Mesopotamia?

In Mesopotamia, peasants could move up the social ladder through marriage or by operating a successful business.

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In Egypt, it was almost impossible to move up the social ladder, because people believed that the gods had created the perfect society.

Moving up the social ladder due to one's profession was rare, because most craftsmen hid the secrets of their trade and passed it down to their sons.

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In Mesopotamia, peasants could move up the social ladder through marriage or by operating a successful business.

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In Egypt, it was almost impossible to move up the social ladder, because people believed that the gods had created the perfect society.

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Moving up the social ladder due to one's profession was rare, because most craftsmen hid the secrets of their trade and passed it down to their sons.