dicine in Mesopotamia was a combination of surgery, prescriptions and magic. They believed that the cause of sickness were due to demons and evil spirits and they only way to be delivered from it was to drive the spirits away by magic. Or the physician could force the demon out by giving the patient bad tasting medicine. As time went on and the knowledge of medicine grew, some medicines were found to work and some were not. It was very dangerous to practice medicine because the penalties for failure were severe. If a physician made a mistake and caused the death of his patient, his hands would be chopped off. Religion played a big part of the Mesopotamians. They believed in many gods and the gods had different jobs to perform. They did not consider the gods to be equal. People offered sacrifices to their gods to please them. If they did not offer sacrifices, they believed wrath would come upon them. The gods did not offer hope of an afterlife. Natural catastrophes were thought of as the work of the gods. Mesopotamians believed that church and state were inseparable. In 2331 B.C., Sargon who came from Akkad expands Mesopotamia. He created a new empire. Sargon was a great leader. He unifies southern and northern portions of Mesopotamia. He captures major cities and rules them. Sargon appointed officials to rule cities. He sought to destroy powers by redistributing land and wealth to followers. Sargon ruled until 1750 and was captured by Babylon. Hammurabi took over in 1750. He was a leader in Babylon. Hammurabi is known for The Code of Law. He wanted to accomplish three things: make Babylon secure, unify Mesopotamia, and win for the Babylonians a place in Mesopotamia civilization. He accomplished all three of his goals. Hammurabi fell to the Hittites in 1600.The period of Egypt was around 3100 B.C. Egypt is known for the gift of the Nile. Unlike the rivers in Mesopotamia, Egypt geographical foundation rarely ...
