Hammurabi's Laws In effort to build a strong and unified empire, Hammurabi constructed a set of 300 laws to govern the everyday lives of his people. Government has always been an important part of any civilization and should contain laws and guide lines. Hammurabi's set of laws outlines the status of the culture and what is expected of everyone. The first law deals with false accusations. If you accuse someone of casting a death spell on you, you'll be put to death. You needed to be sure of what you were accusing a person of back then. Though we don't have anythi....

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