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Like Hammurabi's code above the Assyrians, Phoenicians, and Hittites, had laws put up to keep things in order, but they were not eye for an eye type laws, they were more "fair". Each different civilization had its city where the ruler would be. Mesopotamian cultures were hierarchical and not everyone was considered equal. Kings and militant personnel had more rights and say it what went down than a merchant, and a merchant had more equality than slaves.

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The Hittites developed keen ironworking skills which made them into a powerful dangerous civilization.

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The Assyrians used clay and other things in sculpting. They were built to be viewed from both sides and they were called, "relief sculptures."
The Hittites were not very fond of arts, however, there are a couple of Hittite sculptures that have been discovered.
The Phoenicians were also not very artistic outside of some of their writing which can be considered quite artistic.

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Trading was extremely popular in Mesopotamian societies, they lacked natural barriers which made travel easy. They traded with people from Egypt to India. Through this mass, trading was mass cultural diffusion. People spread ideas to each other through trade. This caused more diversity throughout all ancient civilizations that engaged in trading. The Hittites were able to utilize their metalworking skills for trade and in return for weapons, someone may have given them food or fancy clothes.

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Assyrians like older Mesopotamian civilization had Ziggurats in their cities. They too were polytheistic they believed in multiple gods. They believed that they would be treated well by the gods if they built things for the gods and worshipped them.

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The Phoenicians developed an advanced alphabet so they were able to keep easy records, communicate with other people and they could be easily studied.

The Assyrians were known for developing siege warfare which proved to give them an edge in battle. They were smart and powerful.

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In Mesopotamia not everyone was equal Kings, Politicians and Military soldiers were closer or at the top of society, while the people who did more undesirable work were treated worse. The societies were kept in order thanks to hegemony, the people in charge would provide protection and planning for civilizations while the lower classes would work and pay for these things to happen. Women and men were not technically unequal in their laws, but it women almost never had nicer jobs and were treated worse.

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The Assyrians, Hittites, and Phoenicians all lived in separate parts of the fertile crescent. The fertile crescent was made up of fiver valleys which led to extremely fertile soil, and good places to settle cities, despite the unpredictable flood patterns, and the low amount of natural barriers. The low amount of natural barries did however allow for lots of trading and cultural diffusion.