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Throughout this unit we have learned about many elements that are important in a civilization. In this project you will see the importance of the element government, and why it is the most important.

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Government is the most important element in a civilization because the Government keeps everyone in line and following rules. The government also helps keep the food supply, army, and he keeps the culture alive. According to Government article paragraph 7 Hammurabi's code the text states "This was a set of 282 laws that were carved into stones and placed in public areas so that everyone could see them."

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This evidence shows how the laws were put in place by Hammurabi and how he put so many laws that were meant to keep people in line and make sure they were following them. This had even driven people to rule more land and cities to enforce more of their laws.

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Why Government is the most important element of a civilization.

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Why Government is the most important element of a civilization.

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The characteristic of a civilization that had the most influence on the Mesopotamian society is Government because a lot of the cities, countries, and states were driven to be the number one ruler and place. According to the Government article, on paragraph 1 the text states “Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations to establish a form of Government.

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Most people think that since these 282 laws were the first to be set in place, people could easily break them without punishment. But the laws Hammurabi placed down had huge consequences, according to Document 2 Government on paper, the text states "For breaking these laws was very harsh." Another piece of evidence is also from Document 2 Government on paper, the text states "For example people caught stealing could be put to death."

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These pieces of evidences shows how proves how harsh the consequences were back them, and there are many more consequences. These pieces of evidence also shows how the punishments for breaking these laws were very harsh and people wouldn't want to break the law because of that.

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Hammurabi (The government) was also the first person to have laws enforced and placed in a civilization. According to Government Article paragraph 1 the text states "Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations to establish a form of government."

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This evidence shows how ahead Mesopotamia is and how Government is the most important because it keeps everyone in their place.

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Government is the most important element in a civilization because It keeps everyone in their place, but it also helps to grow civilizations. Hammurabi (The Government) was known in Mesopotamia because of his great ambition to grow his land and popularity, he did this by creating wars between him and another city so that he could take their food supply and land, which will greatly help him grow his civilization and resources. Without a government no civilization could achieve this, and make it this far without dying. This proves how important having a government is for a civilization.

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Some people would say that there are many other elements that had the most influence on Mesopotamia. Someone may say that food supply has more influence because if you have a good food supply everyone will be happy, you could pay people food to get more food, and people won't be hungry. But with a government you have more control over that, you could make people work more efficiently and you could pay better. Governments also drive their communities for more, so the government will just start wars with other cities and take their land and food for their civilization to grow. This would also make more job opportunities since you have more land. This goes for all the other elements like religion since the government can help promote and grow the religion of civilization. This will help so more people are interested and more population.

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Therefore, there are many elements in a civilization that could be deemed important. But government is the most important one.