Why did priests play an important role in sumerian city-states?

a.
priests were at the top of the sumerian social order.

b.
sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods to the city prosper.

c.
priests and temples controlled much of the surrounding farmlands.

d.
sumerians feared priests because they led rituals involving human sacrifice.

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B. Sumerians believed only priests could communicate with gods to help the city prosper.

Explanation:

In Sumerian culture, the priests were the only ones who could communicate with the gods. This meant that the only way that the city and its inhabitants could earn favors of a god was through a priest. Common people would regard priests very highly so that they would earn favors from gods, especially the patron their city for their crops to grow, to protect from bad weather and other common wishes.

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