Hammurabi

Nearly 3,800 years ago the Code of Hammurabi was created as a guide for punishment for criminal offenders that caused harm to victims, by placing emphasis on revenge for the wronged victims. Punishment was given for the purpose of revenge and a lessened chance of retaliation from the victim to the offender, which contrasts with how punishment is given now. While punishment is still given to criminal offenders that bestow harm to victims, punishment today also includes reformation of criminal…

fellow human being has to pay the value of the damage. The courts would assess and figure out the damage caused. It does not mean if someone maims someone that they should be maimed the same way. Consider the following statement from the Law of Hammurabi: “If a builder builds a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls in and kills its owner, then that builder shall be put to death. If it kills the son of the owner, then the son of that builder…

This approach has dated back historically to the Hammurabi code one of the earliest writings in history. The concept is better understood as just deserts or an eye for an eye attitude . Although this concept has vanished from most parts of the world the idea is one noting. If a criminal acts in a manner…

Throughout Global history, there have been many river valleys which play a big role on early civilization and make the important contribution to the world. Three civilization of these is Mesopotamia, India, and China. Mesopotamia is the land that located between Tigris and Euphrates river. This can be considered as the reason why Mesopotamia called Mesopotamia. In Greek, it technically means between two rivers, and obviously this is exactly what was happening. Also, the shape of it…

The Earliest civilization in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East was Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is bordered on its sides by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia, in fact, is Greek for “between the rivers.” The rise of Sumerian Civilization began when the first Sumerian cities began in the lower part of Mesopotamia, and Sumer became a great empire inside of Mesopotamia. The Indus River Valley Civilization is the first civilization in India. The Indus Valley is located in the…

The Code of Hammurabi was seen as an early constitutional government to many people and Mesopotamia wasn’t the only civilization that went by it. After Mesopotamia fell, it influenced other countries to use the code, spreading the popularity of a constitutional government…

which is accurate in proportion, but because of the size of the gallery certain parts have been cut out. The gate was built in the city of Babylon which Nebuchadnezzar help rebuilt. The city of Babylon had been important before with the reign of Hammurabi and later on with in the 6th century with Nebuchadnezzar. He conquers and destroys the temple at Jerusalem and also does the exile of the Jews, which tell us more about his great power. He then reconstructs the big ziggurat and builds other…

In the Chapter2, we have learned about Mesopotamia Civilization from the textbook and watched a video in the class. We watched the video from the Crash Course channel on YouTube, the video is called the Crash Course World History series, entitle “Mesopotamia” in episode 3. Which is taught by a man, John Green. The main ideas in this video is about Mesopotamia; John talked about Cities and States, Kingdom, and Empire in mostly. So, I’m going to review about what I’ve learned from this…

World History offers many historical leaders to discuss in terms of merit and effectiveness. From Ramesses the Great to Hammurabi, from Julius Caesar to Liu Bang, or from Winston Churchill to Ronald Reagan each offered something more to the treasure trove of antiquity. Some achieve greatness through idolization, some by terror, and most by a usually uneven combination of both. The Mongols of the Post-Classical Era assimilate into that final category. With storied leaders such as Chinggis and…

Imagine if you awaken to find out that the night before, a family member was murdered? How would you feel? Some would feel mournful and grief-stricken while others urge for justice or vengeance. Presume that the convicted murderer is thrown in prison to rot. Knowing that, you would feel relieved knowing justice was being served. In another scenario, he’s never caught. You continue your days knowing the very man who wronged your family walks the streets. He committed a crime against society and…