More PowerPoint Notes & Hammurabi's Code

Today in class we took notes on one more slide. We talked about Hammurabi's Code and looked up some of the different punishments and rules. We discussed why some of the punishments were very harsh and over the top. One of them was that you would be put to death if you rob someone's house. You will be put to death right in front of where you entered the house. A woman cannot go into a bar, if she does, she will be burned to death. A woman can run a bar but just cannot drink. If a child says his parents are not his parents and he is lying his tongue will be cut off. These are some of the crazy codes of Hammurabi. Some other notes we took today are:

• wandering nomads drove herds of domesticated animals in many areas. Many south of Sumer in Arabia.
• Sumer conquered by Akkadians 2350 B.C. - their gods took place of previous ones, all had to worship them.
• King Hammurabi of Babylon created laws, "Hammurabi's Code".