The development of Hummurabi’s Code is proof that

Hammurabi’s Code was a written set of laws created by a powerful Mesopotamian ruler. Creating and enforcing such laws required an organized society, which is evidence of civilization. The code does not prove facts about mountains, floodwater, or the number of Sumerian city-states, so the best answer is “Mesopotamia gave rise to civilization.”

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