Questions of Justice

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Chapter 1 The Beginnings of Civilizations, 10,000–2000 B.C.E.

Justice in History

Questions of Justice

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How would a city benefit by letting a panel of royal officials make judgments about life-and-death issues? How would the king benefit?

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These trials demonstrate that the enforcement of justice in Mesopotamia depended on the interaction of religious, social, and political beliefs. How does this interaction help us understand Mesopotamian civilization?

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