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LAWSLAWS( Hammurabi’s code )( Hammurabi’s code )

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The Invention Of LawsThe Invention Of Laws

Laws are rules for a city, and they Laws are rules for a city, and they make the whole place more civilized. make the whole place more civilized. The first set of laws were created by The first set of laws were created by a powerful king who ruled Babylon, a powerful king who ruled Babylon, Hammurabi.Hammurabi.

HammurabiHammurabi

Hammurabi was the sixth king of Hammurabi was the sixth king of Babylon, from 1728 BC – 1686 BC. Babylon, from 1728 BC – 1686 BC. He was the man who created the He was the man who created the Code of Hammurabi.Code of Hammurabi.

How Were Laws Used?How Were Laws Used?

Laws were used by having rules and Laws were used by having rules and making the citizens obey the rules.making the citizens obey the rules.(code) If they break any rule, they (code) If they break any rule, they will face different consequences.will face different consequences.

Why Were Laws Invented?Why Were Laws Invented?

Laws were invented so the city would Laws were invented so the city would be safer, there would be less be safer, there would be less murdering, stealing, kidnapping and murdering, stealing, kidnapping and other cases.other cases.

How Did Laws Make Life Easier How Did Laws Make Life Easier To Mesopotamians?To Mesopotamians?

It made life easier for Mesopotamians It made life easier for Mesopotamians because there were fewer disputes because there were fewer disputes and the citizens would not need to and the citizens would not need to worry about bad guys.worry about bad guys.

How Do Laws Change the How Do Laws Change the World Today?World Today?

Laws change the world today so there Laws change the world today so there could be a peaceful environment could be a peaceful environment around us .around us .

If there were no laws, people can If there were no laws, people can randomly kill people and steal randomly kill people and steal people’s belongings but no one people’s belongings but no one cares.cares.

Some Laws In the Code of Some Laws In the Code of HammurabiHammurabi

1.If someone knocks out the teeth of a 1.If someone knocks out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay one-third of freed man, he shall pay one-third of a gold mina to the person who lost a gold mina to the person who lost his teeth.his teeth.

2.If a man strikes a free-born woman 2.If a man strikes a free-born woman so that she’ll lose her unborn child, so that she’ll lose her unborn child, he shall pay ten shekels for her he shall pay ten shekels for her loss. If the woman dies, his loss. If the woman dies, his daughter shall be put to death.daughter shall be put to death.

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Babylonia at the time Of Hammurabi

Clay tablet that had the laws on it

Hammurabi’s carvedHead.

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