gathering. 4. What is the name of the area where Sumerians settled? Fertile crescent 5. Name the title of the first great literary work that came out of Mesopotamia. The Epic of Gilgamesh 6. Who did Hammurabi say dictated the laws found on the stele and known as the Law Code of Hammurabi? The Babylonians 7. What do we call the stone slab‚ shaped at the top like an oval‚ upon which ancient people carved artwork or writing? Celtic Art 8. How many periods do scholars divide the history of
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Valued qualities of Kings in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia 5000 years ago‚ as people discovered or invented more and more tools‚ agriculture replaced hunting and gathering became the main path food comes from. Because of the higher productivity agriculture has and agriculture’s need of settlement‚ people settled down from then on and cities came into being at that time‚ which happened at Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt at first. As the population grew up in these cities‚ people met with the need
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Western Civilization Essay The first two chapters of western civilization were really interesting. From my understanding‚ the historians mainly relied on documents to paint some type of picture of the past. There were no written records that existed for the prehistory of mankind. Nomads were the earliest form of human like people. They existed in Africa as long as three million years ago. The australopithecines were one of the first nomads to make simple tools. Homo erectus came on the scene
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According to the Code of Hammurabi‚ surgeons operating on free man get rewards but reversely‚ they get penalty if they operate on slaves; Moreover‚ anyone who helped slaves escaped would get death penalty. However‚ exceptional that Babylonian slaves were allowed to have their personal asset. The slavery in Ancient Babylon showed that this system has existed through scores of years. Slavery was also approved and applied to a large extent in that empire‚ for King Hammurabi had fixed laws about slavery
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million dollars yearly to imprison. Such an absurd amount of money should be spent on the rehabilitation of these troubled individuals rather than in prolonging their lives only for their own demise. Before reverting to the early philosophy of Hammurabi “an eye for an eye” America should look to its own foundation‚ the constitution‚ as well as compare the costs and benefits of such a policy being legal. Despite enormous protections offered by the federal and states constitutions throughout the United
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“All laws are rules but all rules are not laws” The fact that all laws are rules but all rules are not laws can be wholly feasible. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ a “law” is outlined as an enforceable body of official rules and regulations‚ established by people in authority who use them to govern the affairs of people in a society whereas a “rule” is a special category of law written by state agencies to support‚ clarify‚ or implement specific laws enacted by the legislature called
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theft and robbery. It is not simply an act of revenge to pursue those in violation of the law and punish them‚ it is to balance out both sides of the equation. If someone feels the need to steal‚ then he or she shall face the consequences put forth. Hammurabi was quite strict on adultery. If someone was found having an affair‚ they were either run out of town‚ paid a hefty fine‚ or were put to death. Having such severe punishments for crime really whips the subjects into shape. Had there been less
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into social classes‚ the difference being that women in Egypt have more right than Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia and Egypt are both based upon a single ruler. The Akkedians‚ for example‚ had king Sargen‚ who formed the first empire; or even Hammurabi‚ the ruler of Babylonia‚ he created the fist code of laws‚ which were followed by his people. The Akkedians had to have a single ruler because an empire doesn’t form itself; it needs a leader‚ which is the king. Similar to this is Menes the king
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The society of Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt had different expectations regarding marriages even though both the societies had portrayed marriage as a contract between a man and a woman. As Ancient Mesopotamian cultures grew in strength‚ wealth and power‚ a masculine structure had started to develop which gave men more power over women‚ to control the society and make the rules. According to the Mesopotamian society‚ ‘Under the Laws of Eshnunna’‚ marriages were legal contracts made between the families
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Have you ever heard the saying “spare the rod spoil the child” ? We all know children need punishment when they are bad in order to teach them what is right. In ancient Babylon around 1792 king Hammurabi created 282 laws and put them steles arounds the country to tell his people how to act. but‚ were these code just or unjust. Hammurabi’s code was just because of the way it charged people concerning family law. If an man wife get sick he will have to take care of her but can marry an different
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