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The characteristic that had the most influence on Mesopotamia society is the Government.

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According to Document 5 it says,”It is important because it created a set of rules that helped to govern a civilization while trying to protect people even if they had little political power.”

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This shows that having these laws is a big part of Mesopotamia. The laws helped make the city a safe place as well as protecting the people if they needed help.

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According to the Government Article it says, "This type of decentralized government supported Sumerian cultural growth and innovation.”

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This shows how the city-states were able to thrive more by making their own decisions. One of the reasons Mesopotamia thrived is because they were a decentralized state.

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The government impacted Mesopotamia society by creating laws and structure. Another reason the Government impacted Mesopotamian society was by keeping their people safe.

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“He created a centralized government, tax system, and most famously, the code of Hammurabi.”

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The Hammurabi Code is a set of laws that were made to maintain social order in society. Any wrong you commit will be fixed by applying the law to determine the right punishment, which will be based on your social class.

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According to the Social Structure article it states "Many social structures are based on a hierarchy in which some people are valued more than others. People in Mesopotamia believed that a king was the link between the earth and the heavens. A kingdom would only prosper if the king pleased the gods. Next in Mesopotamia’s hierarchy was the upper class: the priests, priestesses, and educators. There was a big middle class, made up of common people like merchants, artisans, and builders. Enslaved people were the lower class, at the bottom of the hierarchy."

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This demonstrates that a Social Structure has many parts, and if any of them are missing, the civilization will be unorganized and chaotic. The Social Structure of a society creates the interactions that its members have with each other.

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Although Government is important some may argue that Social Structure is more important. Social Structure is necessary for a civilization because it keeps civilization neat as well as ranking people of their jobs and economics.