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Art is the most important characteristic because it had allowed them to be creative and still have use for daily life. Another reason Art impacted Mesopotamian society was, how important it was for their survival, using clay to create pots for food storage and bricks for homes.

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Document #1 "Elements of Civilization : Art " Evidence

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Document #1 "Elements of Civilization : Art " Evidence

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According to Elements of civilization: Art, “The earliest forms of art were done on everyday items, like pots used to store grain or oil. These useful objects were decorated with circular or zigzag stripes of paint.”

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Document #1 " Elements of Civilization Art" Reasoning 

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Document #1 " Elements of Civilization Art" Reasoning 

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This shows how the people used their materials to create useful storage for their supplies but it is still related to a beautiful masterpiece. When using the mesopotamians materials and resources, they were able to create nearly everything.

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Document #2 " Elements of a Civilization: Art " Evidence

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Document #2 " Elements of a Civilization: Art " Evidence

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From the document Elements Of Civilization: Art, it states, “Once their basic needs were met, people could create art. From the earliest painted pots to the grandest sculptures of the gods, Mesopotamian art combined function with beauty.”

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Document #2 " Elements of a civilization: Art " Reasoning

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Document #2 " Elements of a civilization: Art " Reasoning

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This quote gives an example of how important art has been to mesopotamians. The clay pots and sculptures had been a key to their lifestyle, pots to store food and sculptures to represent the gods. They had used strong materials to create long lasting works of art with a purpose.

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A traditional Sumerian pot used all over Mesopotamia as food storage or as a vase for home.

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The characteristic that had the most influence on the Mesopotamian society is the Arts

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Mesopotamian's had a large respect for gods so traditionally most of their towns and cities states would have a place where they would celebrate them. In Mesopotamia they created larger than life size sculptures of the god and sacrifices that had been celebrated.

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It could also be argued that art might appear as one of the most important characteristics of a civilization, but the government is the key for a civilization. The government helps form Mesopotamia, create laws and help keep a stable and well running civilization. From the article” Elements of Civilization: Government , “At this time, kings ruled and made laws for only their city-states, not the entire Mesopotamian region. This type of decentralized government supported Sumerian cultural growth and innovation.” This evidence suggests that the government was a key characteristic of Mesopotamia. This piece explains how important the laws and the government's control was, it was key so that they could grow their land and have a safe and sound economy and city states.

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This is the rock that would be placed through Mesopotamia called Hammurabi 's code. It had represented all of Hammurabi's laws. Hammurabi's laws were stated as an eye for an eye though some appeared as rather unfair. 