<span>Penalties imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan included men being beaten simply shaving their beards, they public ally hanged prostitutes and stoned men who committed adultery, they buried homosexuals alive and cut off the hands of thieves and women who wore nail polish.</span>
The growth of civilization made government necessary because leaders needed something to keep order among people. ... A system of record keeping developed in civilizations to keep track of important events. Government officials needed to document tax collections, the passage of laws, and the storage of grain.
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