How Did The Law Code Of Hammurabi Affect Today

One of the earliest civilizations, Mesopotamia, still has effect on today. Even though Mesopotamia was from 5000 years ago, the inventions and rules are still in effect all over the world. The Royal Standard of Ur, is one of the earliest examples of a historical narrative. With this discovery, it demonstrates social hierarchy of that time. Just like today, the most important figures are represented larger than others. That hierarchy still applies to today. Currently in America, it seems as if the classes go as follows: President/ other political figures, then high paying jobs (Doctor, Dentist, etc.), medium wage workers primarily, minimum wage workers, and then unemployed people. Of course, this is a very vague social structure but this would not have been developed today without The Royal Standard of Ur. …show more content…
They developed a sense of alphabet and writing. Advancing their thoughts from pictograms to cuneiform was the biggest breakthrough yet. As a result, the Law Code of Hammurabi was created. When the law code was discovered in 1901, it was important because if was the first, most complete set of laws. As the law code was decoded, it revealed how laws were more uniform, objective and impartial. The Law Code of Hammurabi shows distinct, uniform, and impartial laws which are still in effect today. Our modern day laws mostly exist because of Mesopotamian culture. Our law code is not as gruesome as Hammurabi’s, but it still has the same effect. Coining the term, “innocent before proven guilty.” was developed because of Hammurabi’s extreme sense of