Mesopotamian Clothing and Family Life
- Men normally held political power and made laws
- Women took care of the home and children
- Education was saved for men, but some upper class women got an education
- Sheep hide knee-length skirts tied together with big pins were a common article of clothing for both genders
- Flax was the common material used for clothing because of its accessibility
- Men wore very little, mostly just wool kilts to cover their bottom half
- Women wore tight shoulder dresses that closely outlined their figure
- Common people had clothing made from sewing animal hides together
- Priestesses were required to wear looks that emulated an older style
- Bracelets, pendants, headdresses, necklaces were the common form of jewelry