Jessica Williams Hist. 1111 Journal #1 Code of Hammurabi The first thing that I noticed upon analyzing the Code of Hammurabi is that Hammurabi claims that the god Marduk commanded him to provide just ways for the Babylonian’s to behave appropriately; establishing truth and justice to enhance the well-being of the people. This passage shows a great faith in religion of the people‚ and that they believed their gods would justify their laws. This was pretty common in ancient societies
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ART HISTORY LECTURE NOTES 1 AH1.1 (I) Early Civilizations: PRE-HISTORICAL ART -art before historical documentation 3 periods of Pre-Historical art (The Stone Ages/Megalithic) -Paleolithic (32000-15000BC) -Mesolithic (15000-8000BC) -Neolithic (8000-1500BC) Forms of art -cave wall painting -chattel art -mobilary: figurings Characteristics -crude and unrefined -organic and of earth pigments Contents -bisons‚ horses -hunting‚ tribal wars -funeral scenes Important sites
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3A Was Hammurabi’s Code Just? If you compare our modern societies’ technology‚ architecture‚ and laws to ancient times you will notice many differences and a few hidden similarities. We have gone so far in our technological and architectural advancements that the similarities can barely be seen‚ but the foundation and base of many of our laws can be traced back almost 4000 years ago to a Babylonian king named Hammurabi. Hammurabi ruled a grouping of city-states in Mesopotamia and created 282
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Thesis: During the years between 3000 BCE and 600 BCE‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt’s empirical build-up and ways of trading were alike; however‚ there were visible gaps in their traditions and cultures. | MESOPOTAMIA | SIMILAR | EGYPT | POLITICAL | -empires included Sargon of Akkad‚ Hammurabi‚ Assyrian‚ and New Babylonian (Nebuchadnezzar)-kings‚ that normally ruled with local nobles-nobles were through birth in rich families; could not work way up-city-states to control public life within city walls
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Diplomatic Marriage versus Every Day Marriage in Babylonia Both common and royal marriages were essential to Babylonian society‚ though they differed in their purpose and design. The central purpose of marriage between commoners was to hold the population together‚ serving as a mechanism to hold men accountable for their actions and ensuring that all families were provided for financially. On the other hand‚ the main purpose of royal marriages established an interdependence between Babylonia
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Efrain Duran Reflection Paper 1 2-9-11 HIS 101 The Code Of Hammurabi Does the Code of Hammurabi sound harsh‚ fair‚ or lenient? Penalties such as exile and mutilation were less severe than death‚ but was harsh justice necessary in Babylonia? Based on your reading of the code‚ was Hammurabi an enlightened ruler? In the actions of accusing a man for murder and not able to convict him‚ stealing an animal‚ stealing from another’s home or property‚ and aiding a slave to escape the punishment of
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Discussion Questions for “By the Waters of Babylon” First of all‚ it is important for you to understand that this story was published in 1937‚ one year before the atom was first split in half in the process known as nuclear fission‚ which is what made nuclear weapons possible. Also‚ in the year 1937‚ the Fascist forces of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco‚ along with the German Luftwaffe‚ launched an aerial attack and bombed the city of Guernica (in the Basque part of Spain) into oblivion.
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The Code of Hammurabi was written by King Hammurabi‚ who began ruling the Babylonian Empire in about 1800 BC. Hammurabi came to power using his strengths as a military leader‚ conquering many smaller city-states to create his Empire. Hammurabi believed that the gods appointed him to bring justice and order to his people‚ and he took this duty very seriously. Not long after his ascent to power‚ he created his Code‚ 282 laws written to define all relationships and aspects of life in the kingdom. The
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“Justice is the maintenance or administration of what is just‚ especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments” (Merriam). Any civilization or community needs a judicial system that keeps it from becoming a bestial or barbaric state. “Might makes right” is the old barbaric concept that the stronger people will dominate the weaker. This can not be the only governing concept in a civil community. If a civilization wishes to be successful
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Through the development of writing‚ mathematics‚ metalworking‚ detailed law codes‚ and the wheel‚ Mesopotamians have shown their ingenuity with many different achievements. The world as we know it could not survive without writing. I am writing right now in order to do this paper‚ and the economy and so much of our lives is dependent on writing. Although it goes hand-in-hand with writing‚ mathematics is also a very important achievement of the Mesopotamians. Mesopotamians based their math system
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