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The form of writing used in Mesopotamia was called cuneiform. Cuneiform is made up of symbols with triangles and lines. They are made up of individual letters. Each symbol was equivalent to a letter. People in Mesopotamia used this through scribes. The purpose of writing was to talk to people without having to speak, or to deliver a message to someone, without having to psychically go and talk to them.

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The Queens Lyre and the Lama Deity are examples of art in Mesopotamia. The art was in different forms that were not like our type of art today. The purpose of the lyre is to have a musical instrument that says something besides music. The purpose of those statues are to explain about themselves. It is important to study art from ancient civilizations because we can learn about our past and apply it to our future.

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A Ziggurat is a a huge rectangular stepped stone structure. All of the big cities had one in the center because it was built to honor the main god of the city. The tradition was started by the Sumerians. Today, about 25 ziggurats still stand

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People in Mesopotamia believed in Polytheism. Polytheism was a religion where people believed in multiple gods. Some people worshiped some more than others. They believed that the gods controlled every aspect of life. They also believed that the gods were invincible, and would live forever. Another thing they believed in was that the priests were the only ones that could communicate with the gods

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As a slave, being in the lower class, it is pretty much all drawbacks. Slaves are meant to help people and work. The only good thing is that they will be set free after three years of work. Being in the middle class there are a lot of good things. You can specialize in things, and you can have slaves work for you. The upper class there is basically no drawbacks. You are living the life if you are in the upper class. The upper class basically has no work. The social classes made Mesopotamia thrive because it helped balance things out.

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Class divisions were created in Mesopotamia to keep things in order. Slaves were meant to work for the middle and higher classes. Social classes were meant to show who has power.

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Classes in Mesopotamia are divided into three main classes. The upper class, the middle class, and the lower class. The upper class included kings and priests. The middle class could include scribes, artisans, merchants, and commoners. The lower class was made up of slaves.

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Hammurabi's laws probably solved a lot in Mesopotamia. He probably  solved a lot of conflicts with his laws. Because he did not have to many laws, it probably did not cover everything, and there probably still were conflicts. Hammurabi's laws made Mesopotamia at LEAST survive, because his laws solved a lot of conflict.

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Hammurabi's laws were important to Mesopotamia because it kept the place in order so people would be punished if they were to do something wrong. Hammurabi's laws are important to us because they sparked the idea of laws and that is why we live our way today. These laws help stop crime, so if someone were to do something wrong, they would be punished.

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Hammurabi's code of laws tells me that surplus in Mesopotamia was beginning to raise conflict so Hammurabi decided to create rules so that people could not kill each other over surplus. He also added other things in his rules that involved respect to guardians. Hammurabi's code of laws says that Mesopotamia was beginning to get unorganized so something had to be done to stop it.

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Government and laws are important because it helps keep things in order, and prevent bad things from happening. We have laws like no killing people because it helps keep us all safe. If there were no government or rules, the world would be in ruins.

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The Geography of Mesopotamia made it thrive because it was all flat lands with rivers on either side which made easy farmland and easy access to water so there was surplus which caused specialization which was  very important.

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One geographic feature that helped cities settle in Mesopotamia was the rivers on either side. This impacted Mesopotamia by having water for the crops and for the people so there is no dehydration and the crops don't dry out.

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One geographic feature that helped cities settle in Mesopotamia was the fact that the land was flat without obstacles so it was easy to farm on. This impacted Mesopotamia by giving people surplus which caused specialization such as a scribe, who were very important.