What purpose did the wall around a city serve? a. to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland
b. to keep people from moving to another city-state
c. to protect inhabitants of the city-state from attack

c. to protect inhabitants of the city-state from attack

Explanation:

Many ancient civilizations had walls around their cities and city-states to protect themselves from foreign attacks.

In ancient times, attacks on other civilizations or cities were a frequent occurrence, as societies often fought over the land and the goods they provided. In Mesopotamia, people wanted to protect themselves from Ur attack. As the cities weren’t that big and elaborated as today, it was possible to surround them with fortification.

This kept the enemies outside of the city and delay their aggression. There was also the possibility to strategically place the military along the walls, so they could observe the outside territory and guard the city, attacking the unwanted intruders during their break-in. People would be much safer in places surrounded by walls.

panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.  

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