As long as Akhenaten lived , the cult of Aten flourished. He even built a new capital city called Akhenaten. Akhenaten had a couple foundations of his beliefs. Their faith represented one of the world's earliest expressions of monotheism. A belief that a single god rules over all creation.
Hammurabi’s Code: Was it Just? DBQ Essay Argument: Hammurabi’s code was just Evidence : “if you look at three categories – family, property, and injury – it is clear that Hammurabi’s code was just” First Paragraph: Background Information • Hook: (something interesting to grab the reader’s attention) “spare the rod and spoil the child” • Who: “Hammurabi became ruler of Babylon in 1792 BCE.” “Hammurabi conquered nearby city…” • What : “he had a code of 282 laws carved on giant stones called steles.” • Where: “ruler of Babylon” … should also include Ancient Mesopotamia • When: circa “1792 BCE” • Thesis: What are they going to tell you in the next few paragraphs? Hammurabi’s Code was just – looking at three categories – family, property, and injury. The author is going to argue one paragraph on how family law is just. The author is going to argue a second paragraph on how property law is just.
th The Code of Hammurabi | I. The PrologueWhen Anu the Sublime, King of the Anunaki, and Bel, the lord of Heaven and earth, who decreed the fate of the land assigned to Marduk, the over-ruling son of Ea, God of righteousness, dominion over earthly man, and made him great among the Igigi, they called Babylon by his illustrious name, made it great on earth, and founded an everlasting kingdom in it, whose foundations are laid so solidly as those of heaven and earth; then Anu and Bel called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil-doers; so that the strong should not harm the weak, so that I should rule over the black-headed people like
Then he added new laws to make sure that everyone was protected by the laws. This set of laws was called the Justinian Code. It was so well written that it became the basis of laws for many countries throughout the world. Emperor Justininan's reign affected the world. Justinian had a passion for the arts and for religion.
Napoleon Bonaparte changed the world’s culture, spreading French revolutionary ideas throughout his empire. He created a book of laws (Le Code Napoleon), which gave France its first structured set of modern rules. The emperor also granted the people of his empire, freedom of religion, allowing everyone to believe in what they choose to be true. Finally the males of his empire were given equal rights allowing any male the right to gain wealth and power whether they are rich or poor. Napoleon Bonaparte improved culture in France setting the foundation for change in Europe, creating Frances first structured set of laws, allowing freedom of religion in his empire, and finally breaking the boundary that divided the social classes.
These contributions have had lasting importance in global history. One ancient civilization is Mesopotamia. Some major achievements were Hammurabi's Code, cuneiform and the wheel. The Hammurabi’s code is a legal code of the 18th century B.C or earlier, instituted by Hammurabi and dealing with criminal and civil matters, it was important because it was the first
Alexander the Great. 2011(http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/alexander_the_great.shtml) How did it affect the place Alexander the Great conquered? In many of the lands he conquered he created great cities and took control of the land. He set up an administration system; this meant that everybody understood the laws of the city and how things worked. He always placed an Officer/General in charge.
THE IMPORTANCE OF JANUS IN ROMAN ANTIQUITY Commonly referred to as the god of beginnings and the originator of all things, the Roman god Janus bears quite an interesting story. Born a mere mortal, Janus managed to achieve the status of king and eventually came to be known as one of the oldest and most important immortal gods in Roman antiquity. The worship of the great deity has been observed and it appears that Janus was not only a god important to Rome’s general public, but a god just as important in the Roman household. Rumored to be a son of the great god Apollo, Janus’s claim to fame is his involvement in civilizing the people of the Roman Empire. He is claimed to be the eldest of the native kings of Italy and is praised for having taught his people correct customs and the proper way to worship gods.
It included many historically important city states, including Assyria to the north, Elam to the south-east and Babylonia towards the centre. Today, most of Mesopotamia lies in Iraq but parts can also be located in Kuwait, Syria, Turkey and Iran, with Babylonia’s capital city Babylon (whose name translates to Gate of the Gods) lying 94 kilometres southwest of Baghdad. Babylonia, and particularly Babylon, soon rose quickly in power and status thanks to the early reign of a ruler known as Hammurabi. The sixth king of the first dynasty of Babylon forged coalitions between the separate city-states of Mesopotamia, and promoted science and scholarship. Hammurabi made Babylonia into an empire and the society was thriving - he also created the earliest written set of laws called The Code of Hammurabi.
HISTORICAL PROGRESSION As the word itself implies, civilization starts when mankind started to establish settling units, called ‘cities’ and adopted a new way of living in those places. The history of the first cities in Anatolia dates back to years 7.000 BC. The excavations in the Hacilar Tumulus (near today’s Burdur in Mediteranian region of Turkey) have shown that the civilization in this place is even older than Mesopotamia. Among the historians, it is a generally accepted fact that during the Neolithic and Khalkolithic ages, this region was the most developed region of the world. Then, starting with the years of 3.000 BC, Mesopotamia and Egypt, with the effect of inventing and using the alphabet, made big progress in trade activities and succeeded to go ahead of Anatolia.