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In king Hammurabi's introduction
it said that all city-state the king
had conquered.It also said that the
purpose of the law is to bring about
justice for all the people.
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What type of legal system did Hammurabi set up Code Of Hammurabi?
Code Of Hammurabi
What was the first known written legal document?
Code of Hammurabi
What did Hammurabi's Code call for?
specific punishments for each type of violation of the laws.
Why was the Code of Hammurabi so important in the world?
The code of Hammurabi is a code of law (just a bunch of laws). It was important because Hammurabi wanted peace and justice in his kingdom, so he created these rules. The Hammurabi's code was the first legal document of laws and it also helped make a system of writing (cuneiform).
What aspects of the Code of Hammurabi and of the Hebrews laws are evident in your legal system today?
Hammurabi's code had a great impact on the laws and morals of our own Legal System. This was the first time in history that any laws had been categorized into various sections. The basis of Hammurabi's law is that of equal retaliation, comparable to the Semitic law of "an eye for an eye."Answer:The code of Hammurabi was not the first. There were also the Code of Eshnunna, the Hittite Code, the Code of Lipit-Ishtar, and probably others.It should be pointed out that Semites never practiced "an eye for an eye." Tradition dictated that monetary compensationwas to be imposed, not physical harm (Talmud, Bava Kama 81a).
What type of legal system did Hammurabi set up Code Of Hammurabi?
Code Of Hammurabi
What were hammurabi's major Contribution?
First form of a legal code. (The Code of Hammurabi)
What was Hammurabi's contribution to civilization of the Middle East?
Hammurabi wrote one of the earliest, if not the earliest, legal codex. This standardized punishments and led the way to modern legal systems.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily?
The Babylonian king, Hammurabi (ca. 1790 BC), known as "The Code of Hammurabi" (Codex Hammurabi).
Who wrote a legal code that covered most of daily life?
The Babylonian king, Hammurabi (ca. 1790 BC), known as "The Code of Hammurabi" (Codex Hammurabi).
Who wrote a legal code that covers most areas of daily life?
The Babylonian king, Hammurabi (ca. 1790 BC), known as "The Code of Hammurabi" (Codex Hammurabi).
What is the general idea of Hammurabi's code?
Arpeggionist, is a legal code presented by Hammurabi to his kingdom, that emphasized the importance of doing justice and paying damage.
Who wrote the legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
Hammurabi, in the Mesopotamian civilizations wrote a legal code that covered daily life.
What is considered to be the first example of the legal concept?
Code of Hammurabi. A.K.A. MY DICK
What were Hammurabi codes?
The Code of Hammurabi was one of the first written sets of laws, or legal codes, known to history. It was enacted at the orders of Hammurabi, sixth king of Babylonia and carved into stone and various clay tablets.
When the laws of the Byzantine legal system were rewritten, they were called?
the Justinian code
What was the first known written legal document?
Code of Hammurabi
