stratified

Examples of stratified in the following topics:

• Jade in Neolithic China

  • The culture was highly stratified, as jade, silk, ivory, and lacquer artifacts were found exclusively in elite burials, while simple pottery was more commonly found in the burial plots of poorer individuals.

• The Mesopotamian Cultures

  • By the time of the Uruk period (ca. 4100–2900 BCE), the volume of trade goods transported along the canals and rivers of southern Mesopotamia facilitated the rise of many large, stratified, temple-centered cities where centralized administrations employed specialized workers.

• The Harlem Renaissance

  • Others of African descent came from racially stratified communities in the Caribbean, seeking a better life in the U.S.