Hammurabi's Code and how it Protected Conusmers.
             In his position as King of Babylonia, Hammurabi managed to organize the world's first code
             of laws and establish Babylon as the dominant and successful Amorite city of its time. "Records
             written on clay tablets show that Hammurabi was a very capable administrator and a successful
             warrior. His rule spanned from 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C. When he became king in 1792, he was
             still young, but had already become entrusted with many official duties in his administration"
             (Grolier). In the early years of his reign, Hammurabi mostly participated in traditional activities,
             such as repairing buildings, digging canals, and fighting wars. Yet later in his rule, Hammurabi
             organized a unique code of laws, the first of its kind, therefore making himself one of the
             Hammurabi was primarily influential to the world because of his code of laws. This code
             consisted of 282 provisions, systematically arranged under a variety of subjects. He sorted his
             laws into groups such as family, labor, personal property, real estate, trade, and business. This
             was the first time in history that any laws had been categorized into various sections. This format
             of organization was emulated by civilizations of the future. For example, Semitic cultures
             succeeding Hammurabi's rule used some of the same laws that were included in Hammurabi's
             code. Hammurabi's method of thought is evident in present day societies which are influenced by
             his code. Modern governments currently create specific laws, which are placed into their
             appropriate family of similar laws. Hammurabi had his laws recorded upon an eight foot high
             black stone monument. Hammurabi based his code on principles like, the strong should not
             injure the weak, and that punishment should fit the crime. As for punishment, "legal actions
             were initiated under the code by written pleadings;
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