Compare And Contrast The Law Code Of Hammurabi

Mesopotamia, the area of Tigris-Euphrates river system is well known as the cradle of civilization. As the “land between the rivers” Mesopotamia received abundant water resource from the Tigris and Euphrates that attracted many cultures to migrated and settled for its agricultural potential. As a result, civilizations of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylon were emerged in Mesopotamia.
The world’s first cities were built by the Sumerians and later developed to city-states as population grew. Rulers of city-states later became kings of their realms and their ambitions of occupying more control of the land raised more conflicts between cities and resulted in wars. Eventually, Sargon of Akkad conquest other cities and created the first empire in Mesopotamia. King Sargon successfully maintained the stability of his empire because of centralization of authority. His example of empire building was later followed by later conquerors. The most prominent follower of Sargon’s is Hammurabi, a Babylonian emperor who established a powerful political organization relied on taxation and regulations. …show more content…
By claiming he was chosen by the god to promote this law code, Hammurabi convinced the society to follow his judicial decisions on social status, moral standard and justice. Besides, Hammurabi used harsh punishments to punish violators. The law codes were literally set in stone and displayed in public to remind the people of their rights and liabilities. “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” He tried to promote justice to the society through the law code and it is an efficient way to maintain a stable