The Mesopotamian civilization and the Yellow river civilization both had characteristics that showed an advanced society. Mesopotamia had a form of centralized government named Hammurabi's code which is a set of the laws written by King Hammurabi. The Yellow river valley civilization had oracle bones, a form of religion which were shoulder bones of animals that were thrown into fires and read by priests to see what would happen in the future. Mesopotamia achieved greatness because of a written set of laws called Hammurabi’s code, this code was a form of government in Mesopotamia. This code helped to organize people and give people a standard to live by. These laws formed the basis of law today. A centralized government is a government that
