Livinia Avery: Social Structure by

Social Structure

855053_1 — 2024-10-07 17:22:40 UTC

Social Structure is the most influenced in mesopotamia society. One reason is because it gives order in sociality and for who is ruling and who is working for the king.

Evidence 1

855053_1 — 2024-10-07 17:31:56 UTC

According to Document 5 it states that “Hammurabi's code, it created a set of rules that helped to govern a civilization while trying to protect people even if they had little political power.” and then it also stated “In that Code, punishments often fit the crime by demanding and “eye for an eye” or a “tooth for a tooth”.

Evidence 2

855053_1 — 2024-10-07 17:34:01 UTC

According to Document 7 it states that “It was written in Mesopotamia about a strong and powerful king named Gligamesh who was believed to be part god, part man., but in the end, he realized that he must die like other humans.”

Reasoning 1

855053_1 — 2024-10-07 17:36:35 UTC

This evidence showed that the people Hammurabi ruled over saw him as like a god and would be anything for him because he could easily kill them off.

Reasoning 2

855053_1 — 2024-10-07 17:37:03 UTC

This evidence shows that even the king thought he was an Immortal and thought he was a god, he tried everything to make him actually immortal but in the end he realized that he had to die like all of the other humans but he realized it too late in life.