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Babylon King, Hammurabi.

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The Code of Hammurabi was a written code of rules in the ancient society of Babylon and dates back to 1772 B.C. Hammurabi’s code included 282 laws. Each crime was given a specific punishment, depending on a person’s social position. These laws created order and guided people in their everyday lives. Other societies, including the United States, have used the Code of Hammurabi to develop their own laws.

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The Code of Hammurabi was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, proclaimed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792to 1750 B.C. It dates back from 1772 B.C.

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During the ancient times, the people of Mesopotamia lived under the rule of the Babylonian king, Hammurabi. Hammurabi created his code of laws, which consists of 282 laws, in the year 1750 BC. The Code of Hammurabi was inscribed on stone, which suggests that the King accepted the laws from the sun god, Shamash.

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Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia. The Code of Hammurabi was inscribed on stone, which suggests that the king accepted the laws.

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

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The Code of Hammurabi has a political impact because it was made to protect the people through laws.The idea has traveled throughout history to today, where countries like the U.S provide a Bill of Rights designed to protect the people. The Code created the basis of today’s legal systems. It also has a social impact because the government's systems of protection for people have been influenced by it.

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Were the penalties for crimes in ancient Babylonia harsher than today? How would you account for the differences?

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Were the penalties for crimes in ancient Babylonia harsher than today? How would you account for the differences?

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The penalties for crimes in ancient Babylonia were definitely harsher than penalties received today. This is because the penalties received in ancient Babylonia were based on social status, while we now have rule of law, meaning that everyone must be punished equally. The penalties for crimes in ancient Babylonia were also harsher than today because many of the crimes stated in the code would now be considered cruel and unusual punishments. For example, law 22 states that a person caught committing robbery would be put to death. Today, that would be considered a violation of our eighth amendment rights because the death sentence is too great of a punishment for a simple robbery.

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Which of the laws above were to deter crime, and which were to compensate a victim for losses? Explain your answer.

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Which of the laws above were to deter crime, and which were to compensate a victim for losses? Explain your answer.

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Laws 22 and 265 were used to deter crime. This is because the laws are warning citizens to not commit the specific crime stated in the law because there will be consequences if they do. These laws were used to scare citizens so that they wouldn't commit these crimes. Law 196 was to compensate a victim for losses because the law specifies what a man who commits a crime must give to a victim based on their social status.

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How were the penalties for hurting another person different, depending on his or her social status?

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How were the penalties for hurting another person different, depending on his or her social status?

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Depending on the perpetrator's social status and the victim's social status, the punishment issued was very different. If the perpetrator was of a high social status, and they have hurt a person of a lower social status, the punishment was less harsh. However, if the perpetrator was of a lower social status, and they have hurt a person of a high social status, the punishment was much harsher

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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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The penalties for fraud in caring for animals were so strict because animals were very important in the old times. They were a source of most income and food, and they were very precious and crucial to society. Therefore, a person who commits fraud in caring for animals should be punished strictly to make sure the crime is never committed again, to make sure thew victim in equally compensated for their loss, and to ensure the safety of animals in the society.

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What was the importance of the Code of Hammurabi?

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What was the importance of the Code of Hammurabi?

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The importance of the Code of Hammurabi was that it set an example to many different nations about potential rules that they could establish and how the justice system could work since it was the first code of laws ever discovered. It even helped establish our own Democratic system by helping us develop our own laws.

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https://youtu.be/oDALXORbtR4

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Turning Points in History - Hammurabi's Code of Laws

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"If a man destroy the eye of another man, they shall destroy his eye."