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Geography-
Early people settled where crops would grow. Crops usually grow well near rivers,where beverage and food would be available, and regular floods would make the soil rich. Mesopotamia, part of the regions known as the Fertile Crescent in Southwest Asia, lay between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Every year, floods on the rivers brought silt. The fertile silt made the land better for farming.

Farming Techniques-
Early settlements in Mesopotamia were located near rivers. Water was not able to be handled, and flooding was a big problem. Later people built canals to protect houses from water flooding and they would move the water to their fields. With irrigation people who lived in Mesopotamia would be able to grow food. Food surpluses allowed some people to stop farming and start concentrating on different jobs, Like sculpting pottery and tools.



Food surplus/Division of Labor-
A food surplus is, when the amount of food would be increased, farmers would be able to grow. Mesopatamians ate a big amount of foods, fish, meat, wheat, and barely. A division of labor is, when the type of arrangment in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.

Farming and Cities-
Mesopotamia had fertile soil, farming was not easy and very difficult. The country received very little rain. This means the water levels the Tigris and Euphrates rivers would count on how much rain fell in Eastern Asia. When a great amount of rain fell there, water levels got very high. Flooding destroyed crops, killed live stocks, and washed away homes.

Hammurabi's Code-
Hammurabi armies would fight battles to make him more important. After his Capital he named his Empire, Babylonian Empire. He was an able ruler who could govern huge empire. Hammurabi is most famous from his code of law. His law was a set of laws 282 that dealt with almost every part of regular life. He was a brilliant leader. This code were laws on everything from trade, loans, and theft to marriage, injuries, and murder. Some of these laws are still in ours too. Specific crimes lead to, specific penalties. For example injuring a richer man brought much more penalties to the poor man. Hammurabi code was important, not only because it's fair to people, it is also written and hanged up for people to know exactly what the law was. Hammurabi ruled for 42 years. During that time, Babylonian became an important City in Mesopotamia. When he died Babylonian became nothing but a normal City in Mesopotamia. After Babylonian became to an end.