The vast majority of the population in Sumerian city-states worked as
A)farmers.
B)merchants.
C)textile-makers.
D)royal officials.
E)priests.

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Sumerians were predominantly an agricultural society, with the majority of the population being farmers who cultivated crops in the fertile river valleys. They grew crops such as barley, wheat, and dates using a system of irrigation canals that they built to channel water from the rivers.

The Vast Majority of the Population in Sumerian City-States Worked