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Religion impacted Mesopotamian society by getting rain from the gods. Another reason is that they could know when to farm.

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The characteristic of a civilization that had the most effect on the Mesopotamian society is religion.

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In the religion article, it states, “The gods and goddesses controlled everything, even the weather! People had to please them to earn good fortune and have a good life.”

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A Different piece of evidence from Document 3: Religion is, “If the gods were angry, they might bring suffering and disaster.”.

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We can see from this evidence that In order to grow food and have rain and water the people in Mesopotamia had to please the gods.

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This piece of evidence suggests that when the people of Mesopotamia don't do things for the gods, they can be punished with natural disasters, drought and much more.