What common features can be seen in the empires and kingdoms of the International Bronze Age?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. The Egyptian, Hittite, Assyrian, Babylonian, Minoan, and Mycenaean civilizations shared similar social and economic structures.
b. The ruling elite and commoners lived in segregated communities.
c. The part of the city where the ruling elite lived was usually surrounded by a wall.
d. The commoners lived outside of the walled inner parts of the city.
e. Scholars refer to this pattern of residence as the palace system.
f. Society was divided into two groups: palace dependents and free villagers.
g. Palace dependents helped to run the state and support the lifestyle of the royal family. They were paid with rations and were generally better off than the free villagers.
h. The free villagers lived in the countryside. In tough times, they could easily fall into debt and slavery.
i. Military conquest was a primary goal of the state.
j. For this reason, warriors enjoyed high social status.
k. The most powerful states belonged to an international network described as "the Club of the Great Powers."
l. Similar styles can be seen in the monumental architecture of various states.
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