1/28/2014

Today in Mr. Schick's Western Civilization class we finished up talking about Sumer and about how they built temples where they worshiped the gods and goddesses. We also learned about the Civilization in Mesopotamia had a king named King Hammurabi of Babylon who created a series of laws know as Hammurabi's code. One law was that  "If, on the other hand, the claimant of the lost property has not brought the witnesses that know his lost property, he has been guilty of slander, he has stirred up strife, he shall be put to death." Which means if someone believes that you stole something of his he can hold you accountable for lying and you will lose your life since you have no evidence. Another rule was that "If a man has stolen a child, he shall be put to death." Which is like saying if you kidnap someone you will be put to death. Then there is also another rule that states "If a man has broken into a house he shall be killed before the breach and buried there." Which means that where the person has broken into they will be killed and buried there. I think that all of these rules consequences are too intense for the crimes being committed.