Jonah Murtaugh : Social Structure by

Written Language Claim

854582_2 — 2024-10-07 14:48:14 UTC

Social Structure had the biggest influence on the Mesopotamian Society.

Document 10 evidence

854582_2 — 2024-10-07 14:55:11 UTC

In document 10, it states, “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.

Document 10 Reasoning

854582_2 — 2024-10-07 14:55:40 UTC

This shows that Hammurabi’s rules were very fair to everyone and they helped out the civilization by keeping it sustained so it isn’t complete chaos. One can see from this that Social Structure is the most important for the civilization because of how it kept everything in order.

"Elements of Civilization: Social Structure" Evidence

854582_2 — 2024-10-07 14:56:50 UTC

According to Elements of Civilization: Social Structure it states “Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations to establish a social structure. Many social structures are based on a hierarchy in which some people are valued more than others.”

"Elements of Civilization: Social Structure" Reasoning

854582_2 — 2024-10-07 14:57:26 UTC

This shows that because Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations, they developed a bunch of rules for Social Structure which kept the civilization from going crazy. One can see that in Mesopotamia’s Social Structure, some people are valued more than others, like slaves aren’t valued as much as priests.

Counter Claim

854582_2 — 2024-10-07 15:00:56 UTC

However, some may think that Social Structure is the least important part of a civilization. Evidence to support this is in the article Elements of Civilization: Social Structure it states “While the Code of Hammurabi was supposed to make society more fair and just, it ultimately created more inequity. It clearly favored men and the upper class. This official set of laws has certainly had a long-lasting effect, as gender inequality remains a problem today in most parts of the world.” This quote shows that Social Structure could have been a bad thing since some people were more favored than others.

Argument to support

854582_2 — 2024-10-07 15:01:28 UTC

Social Structure had the biggest influence on the Mesopotamian Society. Social Structure impacted the whole Mesopotamian Society because it kept the whole civilization on track and made sure everyone was doing what they were supposed to do. Also it created a baseline for different cultures to adapt as their social hierarchies developed. In document 10, it states, “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. This shows that Hammurabi’s rules were very fair to everyone and they helped out the civilization by keeping it sustained so it isn’t complete chaos. One can see from this that Social Structure is the most important for the civilization because of how it kept everything in order. According to Elements of Civilization: Social Structure it states “Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations to establish a social structure. Many social structures are based on a hierarchy in which some people are valued more than others.” This shows that because Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations, they developed a bunch of rules for Social Structure which kept the civilization from going crazy. One can see that in Mesopotamia’s Social Structure, some people are valued more than others, like slaves aren’t valued as much as priests. However, some may think that Social Structure is the least important part of a civilization. Evidence to support this is in the article Elements of Civilization: Social Structure it states “While the Code of Hammurabi was supposed to make society more fair and just, it ultimately created more inequity. It clearly favored men and the upper class. This official set of laws has certainly had a long-lasting effect, as gender inequality remains a problem today in most parts of the world.” This quote shows that Social Structure could have been a bad thing since some people were more favored than others.

Reasoning

854582_2 — 2024-10-08 14:54:26 UTC

Social Structure impacted the whole Mesopatamian Society because it kept the whole civilization on track and made sure everyone was doing what they were supposed to do. Also it created a baseline for different cultures to adapt as their social hierarchies developed.