Government
It is likely that government in the Mesopotamian area grew out of the necessity of more food. The early farmers of this region depended on rain to grow their crops which was not always reliable. The farmers needed an alternative method of watering their crops and the idea of irrigation was formed. Although it produced a surplus of food, a lot of work was required from the people of the area and they also had to be organized. This most likely allowed certain people to come to power by ordering their neighbors in order to produce an efficient irrigation system. Another well-known example of government from this area was Hammurabi’s code which was essentially a set of laws that the people of Babylonia had to abide by unless they wanted to face the punishment often equal or greater in magnitude than their crime, keeping the people in order. The citizens in return felt that if they followed these laws, they would be insured a supply of food and protection from outside invaders.