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The government had the most influence on the Mesopotamian society. The Government impacted the Mesopotamian society because of the 282 laws organized by theme for each of the different types of punishments they did if someone did something bad, and different laws that controlled Mesopotamia. Another reason why government impacted Mesopotamia society was because everyone had to know what there job was.

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According to document 2, “ In the code of Hammurabi, the laws concerned daily life, business, medicine, property, and family punishment for breaking these laws was very harsh”.

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This shows that if there were no laws then there would be chaos through all of Mesopotamia, so they need laws to function.

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As it states in document 5 it says, “Although he was a brutal warrior, his greatest achievement was his code of laws, which he had engraved on a towering stone monument’.

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This is important  because since he conquered all the cities he didn't want people to revolt, so he had to make laws.

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However, someone might think that government is the least important for the civilization of Mesopotamia because the punishment can be harsh, and one law says that if a builder built a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built fall in and kills its owner, then that builder shall be put to death.

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The government had the most influence on the Mesopotamian society. The Government impacted the Mesopotamian society because of the 282 laws organized by theme for each of the different types of punishments they did if someone did something bad, and different laws that controlled Mesopotamia. Another reason why government impacted Mesopotamia society was because everyone had to know what their job was. According to document 2, “ In the code of Hammurabi, the laws concerned daily life, business, medicine, property, and family punishment for breaking these laws was very harsh”. This shows that if there were no laws then there would be chaos through all of Mesopotamia, so they need laws to function. As it states in document 5 it says, “Although he was a brutal warrior, his greatest achievement was his code of laws, which he had engraved on a towering stone monument’. This is important  because since he conquered all the cities he didn't want people to revolt, so he had to make laws. However, someone might think that government is the least important for the civilization of Mesopotamia because the punishment can be harsh, and one law says that if a builder built a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built fall in and kills its owner, then that builder shall be put to death.