Code Of Hammurabi Analysis

Register to read the introduction… Because stealing was unlawful, people didn't have to be worried about all of their stuff being stolen. If honesty wasn't prohibited, lots of people would be lying and the society they had been living in would be a more questionable place of uncertainty. Since adultery was unaccepted in their society, people wouldn't have to be worried about getting sexually transmitted diseases, and wouldn't lose their spouse's trust. Respect was another great thing that shaped up the Babylonian society, and it made them more civilized, rather than living like animals. Responsibility was also a big part of their society so people …show more content…
Today and back then, there are many of the same rules and laws. People couldn't steal in the Babylonian society, and people cannot steal in the societies of today. In their society, it may have been because people just didn't want their things to be stolen from them. Nor could they lie or commit adultery because they were both dishonest. They also could not kill or hit people. In the societies of today, these laws are present for the same reasons as in the Babylonian society and also because it says in most if not all holy books "though shall not steal, commit adultery, kill, or lie". In the Babylonian society and in today's societies, some of the same laws are present, but the consequences are different. There were positive and negative things in the code of Hammurabi, and both of them helped the societies of today improve their law system.

For all these reasons, the way people lived depended on the code of Hammurabi. This was showed by how the code reflected and shaped the Babylonian society, and how it compared to today's laws. Their law system was well planned and determined by the code of Hammurabi. Without it, the ancient Babylonian society would have been much different then how it was, and the people would have been more