hammurabis code

Today in class we took more notes on the PowerPoint, and we are now talking about the different laws in Hammurabi's code. An example of one I found is " Any one bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river prove that the accused is not guilty, and he escape unhurt, then he who had brought the accusation shall be put to death, while he who leaped into the river shall take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser." I think it is interesting how they judge these punishments and how many different crimes they have in it. The notes from yesterday were about how Sumer was one of the first known civilizations and how htye had large populations in their city-states, had a well organized workforce of jobs like priests and kings< made an empire< and had very advanced technologies. Some of the notes are:

A MESS O' MESOPOTAMIA

• Wondering nomads drove herds of domesticated animals in many areas especially Africa
• Sumer was conquered by the Akkadians in 2350 B.C.
• The Akkadians forced the Sumerians to worship their gods
• King Hammurabi of Babylon created "Hammurabi's Code" - laws that included "an eye for an eye" and regulations of marriage, divorce, and punishments for crimes