Description
We incessantly call to mind earlier period as simpler and more basic, but the ancient Mesopotamians were a complex society, through which people used their geography to their advantage. This informative resource explores the upward thrust of the city-state in addition to what led to their development, including the heights and densities of the buildings and levels of government. Readers will even learn the way city-states differ from simple settlements. This thoroughly researched volume also delves into Mesopotamian empires and how the ancient Mesopotamians governed, such as by the usage of a set of laws known as the Code of Hammurabi.