Mesopotamia Laws
By: Cherie Tantichalermsin
What is Laws?
Laws is a set of rules created to protect people and their cites, and keep people safe from crimes. Laws are also a set of guidelines for people to follow and to learn about. Rules make sure people don't get killed. Laws are pretty much what keep us from violence and wars.
How was laws important or how it used by the Mesopotamians
Laws were important because without laws people wouldn't fear doing crimes, this world would be corrupt, and wars would happen. Without Laws people would be stealing and murdering for their own lives. Mesopotamians used it by learning about the rules, then helping people into custody and making Mesopotamia a safe place to live in. They were to protect the weak from the strong.
How laws changed through times
Stealing
In the Hammurabi laws, if you steal you would be put to death. Canadian laws has changed the Mesopotamian laws by making them more reasonable, believing that they will change, and giving them second chance. If you steal more then $5000 worth of stuff, you will be sentence to prison for 2 years.
Murder
In Mesopotamia, if you were guilty of intentionally murdering someone,,you would be put to death. In Canada it depends on what kind of murder, and how old you are. You would be sentenced to prison for at least 10 years
kidnapping
If you were found kidnapping in Mesopotamia, you would be put to death. In Canada, you would be sentenced 8 years in prison.
How laws influenced Western Civilization?
The laws had helped Western Civilization by having rules for them to follow and guiding them to the right not the wrong . Protecting their cities from harm and limiting themselves. Making their cities a safe place to live in.
Driving Question- What is Mesopotamia's greatest legacy?
I personally think that Laws has helped us the most because without laws people wouldn't fear doing bad things, such as murdering,stealing, or kidnapping. Laws exist to protect people from violence. Without laws, citizens would not have any guidelines to follow. No laws, people would have no discipline to the country and they could even start a riot. Laws is also use to protect the lower people from the higher people.