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"The first duty of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful.”
– Hammurabi

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" If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death."
-Hammurabi

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King Hammurabi created the Hammurabi code of laws.

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A code of laws including laws related to family, marriage , adoption, slavery, agriculture and businesses. In addition, it sets prices for goods and services.

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An ancient Middle Eastern empire called Babylonia written on Twelve Tables placed on the main public square of Rome.

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it was created in 1760 B.C.E

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To show the people what they could and couldn't do.

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"If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out."
-Hammurabi

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"If he destroys the eye of a man's slave or breaks a bone of a man's slave,he shall pay one-half his price."
-Hammurabi

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Were the penalties for crimes harsher in babylonia harsher than today?How would you acount for the differences?

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Were the penalties for crimes harsher in babylonia harsher than today?How would you acount for the differences?

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Yes, penalties for crimes were so much harsher. For example if you stole something and you were caught you would be put to death. Nowadays, if you are caught robbing you go to jail

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If someone commits robery they are put to death.

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If you destroy another mans eye or break his bone he can do the same to you. If you are free you pay one mina silver.
If a man destroys a slaves eye or breaks his bone he must pay half his price.
If a shepards sheep are convicted of fraud he has to pay the owner 10 times the loss

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How were the penilties of hurting another person different according to their social status

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How were the penilties of hurting another person different according to their social status

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If someone breaks the breaks the one of eye of a free man he must pay one mina of silver. But if somebreks the bone or eye of a slave he must pay half his price.

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Why were the penalties for fraud in caring for animals so strict?

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Why were the penalties for fraud in caring for animals so strict?

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It was so strict because you can get food and clothes from animals.

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What was the importance of hammurabi code

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What was the importance of hammurabi code

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It was the first of the codes and related to agricultue, marrage, children,  slavery, and buisnesses.

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Hammurabi's code was the first code made. It impacts todays society in many ways. For example, in todays society if you do something bad you get a penalty. Obviously not as harsh as  the penalty's in Hammurabi's code. This code has impacted our society greatly. Hammurabis code placed a great value on life. We analyze the crime being committed and punish respectively. Today the people (Judge and Jury) decide the laws and punishment as a whole.