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Hammurabi
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In his position as King of Babylonia, managed to
organize the world's first code of laws and establish Babylon as the
dominant and successful Amorite city of its time. "Records written on
clay tablets show that was a very capable administrator and a
successful warrior. His rule spanned from 1 ....
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....e, the strong should not injure the weak, and that punishment should
fit the crime. As for punishment, "legal actions were initiated under
the code by written pleadings; testimony was taken under oath. The code
was severe in it's penalties, prescribing "an eye for an eye, a tooth for
a tooth.""(Grolier). This code of laws was able to be maintained by
invoking the authority of the gods and the state. Although the
punishments were different than those of today, the authority of the
state (g.... |
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