jan 1, 1780 BC -

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Law Code of Hammurabi

Uniform laws + make them common knowledge (publicly displayed)
Origin of the “golden rule” → laws still affect present day
Susa (mesopotamia)
1780s BCE
Black basalt (stele)

300 laws with emphasis on justice
"If a man destroys the eye of another man, his eye shall be destroyed

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