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Which Bronze-Age civilization would be better to live in: Egypt or Mesopotamia?
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Mesopotamian kings were also considered to have a special relationship with the gods.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Every Mesopotamian city had a special
patron
god, who watched over the city. Mesopotamians believed that each king was descended from his city's patron god.
Pro claim 2
Mesopotamian kings were responsible for performing ceremonies that would ensure the gods' favor. No one but the king could perform these ceremonies.
Con claim 1
In Mesopotamia, kings were not seen as gods or even as representatives of the gods. Instead, Mesopotamians believed that the gods could judge kings like any other mortal. Kings who failed to provide for their people were seen as unfavored by the gods.