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The characteristics of a civilization that had the most influence on the Mesopotamian society is religion. Religion impacted mesopotamia by having some people's only careers focused on religion. Another reason religion impacted mesopotamia is by connecting the kings to the gods and considering kings, like god translators.

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According to the text Elements of civilization : religion article “Everything about life in Mesopotamia revolved around the deities “

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In the passage Document three religion, it says “ They believed that keeping the gods happy was the key to their own happiness and prosperity. On the other hand, if the gods were angry they might bring suffering and disaster. “

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In the passage Elements of civilization: Religion, the author says " This myth was central to Sumerian culture because it provided life with meaning. People were created to honor and assist the gods. "

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This suggests that the people of Mesopotamia were very good to their gods and probably did a bunch of stuff to stay on their good side.

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This shows that religion had a massive impact on the mesopotamians, if they can’t spend more that a day without going back to the deities.

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This suggests that people thought their only purpose in life was to serve the gods.

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Someone might argue that government might be the most impactful because in article 5 Government Article, the author says “The Code of Hammurabi was meant to ensure that people would fix the harm they caused.”

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This suggests that the code of Hammurabi was created to ensure that the people were doing the right thing, arguing that government is most important. With this evidence, it makes sense for someone to think that government is the most important but if we look at the evidence from evidence 1, you can see that the Mesopotamian people couldn't forget about the gods and their religion was dominate.