How Did Code Of Law Affect Ancient Egyptian Civilization

The civilization of the Egyptians was built on the nile river, this was a very fertile area which helped the Egyptians to flourish. The Egyptian civilization believed that the pharaoh was a representative of god on earth, so they would show him praise and worship. The citizens would not look directly at the pharaohs face because he was the physical embodiment of god on earth.
Appointed noblemen were usually related to the pharaoh in Egyptian society. Women were allowed to take over a third of their husbands properties after he passed away. They used a form of writing known as hieroglyphics to write and express ideas. Hieroglyphics consisted of symbols. To please the many gods and goddesses, worship rituals were led by a priest. The Egyptians

This changed once Sargon the Great was proclaimed king in 2370 BCE. The king was not divine, and they did not worship him, he was just their civil leader. In Mesopotamian society women we allowed to get permits to participate in trade and manage property, however they were not able to inherit their husbands land after he passed away due to the Code of Hammurabi. The law system set up by Hammurabi, also known as the first written code of law. The Mesopotamians has a writing system known as cuneiform which was written on flat tablets and exposed to the sun to dry. Ziggurats served as temples for the Mesopotamian society, this is where they would make sacrifices and

the Egyptians built the Great Pyramids of Giza. It was constructed between 2584 and 2561 BCE, during the Old Kingdom. It is known as the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. The Pyramids were created to serve as tombs for the fourth dynasty pharaohs and their palaces in the afterlife. The pyramids were symbols of the suns rays which the pharaohs would use as letters to climb into heaven. In Mesopotamia during the Neo-Babylonian era, Nebuchadnezzar restored the city of Babylon. He is also responsible for having one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. It was said to have been build for his homesick wife who missed the gardens of her home land. Its described as “vaulted terraces raised one above another, and resting upon cube-shaped pillars. These are hollow and filled with earth to allow trees of the largest size to be planted. The pillars, the vaults, and terraces are constructed of baked brick and asphalt.” (Strabo http://www.unmuseum.org/mob/hangg.htm). However since not ruins have been discovered from the Hanging Gardens many debate its