Idea #2:

   Sumerian Laws

Idea #3: Babylonian Laws:

During the Babylonian empire, King Hammurabi had written down a set of laws. These laws are a very important piece of literature that was important enough to be used several thousand years later. This system of law was called Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. One example of these laws is, “If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.” These laws are a very important piece of literature that was important enough to be used several thousand years later.

There was also a form of art that was used in Mesopotamia. Some people in Mesopotamia became potters and created clay items. This is a very old form of art that is still used today.

Things were very different in ancient Assyria. Assyria was a powerful military state in northern Mesopotamia. Their government was led by a king and the king ruled as the earthly representative of the god Ashur, the most powerful god to the ancient Assyrians. Military officers were in charge of local government. But in ancient Assyria, there was no assembly that could overrule the king. The king's word was law.
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As civilizations became bigger more people began to live in organized societies, there became laws ruled by the kings. These laws were there to keep order and peace, and to give people jobs.

Mesopotamia manufactured items related to civilization such as writing, mathematics, astronomy,  building design, transport, metalworking,  pottery, and textile development. Mesopotamia also was responsible for items that were needed for farming, food preparation, and production. Social organization determined which people were assigned to certain jobs.

Idea #3 Social organization allowed Hammurabi to inherit the Babylonian throne from his father. He made his city very powerful and successful and made a good system of government.

The economy in Mesopotamia was based on bartering which is the trading goods and services. In Mesopotamia, bartering was essential for the people since they needed to obtain the resources they lacked. For currency, the Sumerians used certain types of metals such as lead, bronze, copper, tin, and gold. They also offered wool, clothing, oil, jewelry, and grains for trade. The Mesopotamians prospered in their era since they paid attention to the concepts of irrigation and the drainage of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. This was combined with the reign of several kings as Mesopotamia flourished at its rate. This led to more food for the cities of Mesopotamia as their certain ways of life and invention resulted in a long time of rule for Mesopotamia. The Sumerians used the surplus of crops to trade for goods and services. Of all the city-states in Mesopotamia, the state called Ur was the center of trade and commerce. 

Idea #2

The main economic activity in Mesopotamia was agriculture since they were placed near the Fertile Crescent. The land here was so fertile that it was the perfect place to grow crops after the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooded. The Mesopotamian economy was based on agriculture since they grew crops, which includes barley, wheat, onions, turnips, grapes, apples, and dates. The fall and rise of kings and nations meant no little to the farmers of Mesopotamia who were plowing their fertile soil in Mesopotamia since their rich crops paid for their places and armies. 

Idea #3

The system of government and law in Mesopotamia included that of the ancient cities that have passed through such as, Sumer and Babylonia. The usual type of government was similar to the early form of the type of government we have today, which is democracy. In Assyria, the type of government was completely different from the early form of democracy that the Sumerians and Babylonians used. In Assyria, the king would have complete control of the country's economy whereas, in Sumer and Babylonia, the government and king would work together.