Women In The Code Of Hammurabi

A particular achievement made collectively by Egypt,Palestine, and Mesopotamia was the use of law enforcement. With the use of the Code of Hammurabi, Mesopotamia developed a set of regulations and punishments that were to be followed by the community.Hammurabi generated this collection of laws to promote the welfare of the people and to guide and direct the land. Egypt opted out for a more religious law enforcement, using the idea of afterlife as a bargaining chip. Those who lived a honorable life in which they hurt no human or beast would have a secure testimony when awaiting Osiris’s judgement. Most Palestine residents adhered to a set of rules known as The Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are a religious record of all the holy religious and family responsibilities and restrictions of those who believe in God. …show more content…
In Egypt it was expected that any man of any capability and age contribute toward running the community. Young men are expected to fulfill the duties of many occupations ranging from hunters to doorkeepers, but women are not mentioned at all or given any task or responsibility further than bearing children. In Mesopotamia the manufacturing of metals, pottery, and irrigation systems degraded the status of women and increased the need of manpower. The rights of women in Palestine are significantly impacted by the patriarchal tradition, leading parents to prefer male descendants because the family name could only be passed on by