An Individual Who Successfully Led the City-State's Army in Battles

question 12

Multiple Choice

An individual who successfully led the city-state's army in battles was:

• A) known as a tyrant and feared by freedom-loving citizens.
• B) able to acquire prestige and power as a lugal ("big man").
• C) associated with distant countries where the gods supposedly lived.
• D) watched by priests to see if he had magical powers of government.
• E) allowed by the gods to carouse with the wives and daughters of the nobles.

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