Mesopotamian deities required humanity to worship and praise them. Basically, they were to be their servants. The humans expected, in return, the gods to stabilize nature and their surrounding and to provide good fortune. Gilgamesh learned that even with death, the legacy he leaves behind would live forever. Everything he accomplished and what he did as a leader will be in the hearts of his people. As a result of his quest, he had a better understanding of his purpose and the workings of god. Also, even in his dying days, he remained proud and was willing to except his destiny.
The collection of decisions tends to refute that judgment because it shows they have equal rights as far as comparing to the standards of our present society. In any
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These rivers caused floods and destruction, yet they deposited fertile soil that allowed these early civilizations to grow crops and survive without traveling great distances to gather food. These states of people had evolved enough to have values and needs beyond that of the basic needs such as food, water, and shelter. These higher values are pretty basic. People wanted to find a meaning in life, to cope with death and the afterlife, and to have justice. Mesopotamians were the first said to have a government, codes of laws, and ethical systems. When these people had unanswered questions, they created myths to satisfy those questions. ... myths are vehicles through which prescientific societies explain the workings of the universe and humanity s place within it.
Even though the Code of Hammurabi isn’t the first collection of laws, it certainly is the most famous. Hammurabi s code is actually a collection of decisions... that the king made in response to specific cases and perceived injustices. These laws covered many areas such as justice, criminal, property, marriage and family, and personal injury. Also these laws set up social classes and separate fines for social classes. These codes were written on a stone pillar at least seven feet tall and six feet in circumference. Hammurabi wanted to seek justice through