Hammurabi built dams across the Euphrates River giving him control of the water flow to cause flood or droughts downstream.City-state below Babylon had to cooperate with Hammurabi or face disaster.
Hammurabi was the first person to write a code-a written set of laws. It did not matter if you were rich or poor, everyone was expected to obey them. If you broke these laws you were punished.
the states frequently did not cooperate with each other
No, they obviously would cooperate if that project affected that state. It is a common sense of devotion of that state government to cooperate.
From the CIty states he conquered
From the CIty states he conquered
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How do you compare the United States law to the Code of Hammurabi law?
To become a single country & for the states to cooperate on major issues
The code needs no answer, it states the rules of the empire.
The Code of Hammurabi and ziggurats are associated with the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia. The Code of Hammurabi was a set of laws created by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, while ziggurats were pyramid-like structures built as religious temples in Mesopotamian city-states.
There aren't any states in the US that are non extradition states. The Constitution requires all states to recognize and cooperate with each others laws.
Hammurabi became king by inheriting it from his father when he died in 1792 b.c.