Based on what Odysseus says in the passage, what has he learned?

What are some ways the Code of Hammurabi showed inequality?

lions [1.4K]

The Code of Hammurabi was used to stop or reduce the amount of crimes that happen in the city. Even though the laws were okay for them, there were some laws that showed inequality to the people.There were many laws in the Code of Hammurabi that showed inequality, but here is just a few to get things started. The laws in the Code of Hammurabi showed inequality because it showed a big advantage and disadvantages depending on what’s your superiority, gender, and they assume. Because of that, it was unfair towards certain people.

One way the Code of Hammurabi showed inequality to the people was by superiority. One of the laws says that if a man strikes the cheek of a man who is more superior than them, they’ll be beaten.This law is saying that, for example, if a slave hits his master, they will be beaten. However, if the master hits the slave, nothing happens to them. This law shows that the slave owners have more power than the slaves, and shows the brutality they can do to the slaves since they have a lot of power over them. This is showing superiority, the person that's more superior has the advantage. This is one way that the Code of Hammurabi shows inequality.

Another way the Code of Hammurabi showed inequality to the people was by gender. The law was a disadvantage to women. One of the laws says that if a wife disrespects her husband, she’ll be thrown into water. This law is saying that a woman will be punished if she humiliates her husba,mnd, but if the husband humiliates her, there’s nothing wrong with it since men had more power over women. This law affected women a lot, and this is one of the laws which showed that men had more power than women. This is another way the Code of Hammurabi showed inequality.

Another way the Code of Hammurabi showed inequality to the people was by unfairness. Another law states that if someone accuses someone of robbing them, but can’t find the person who robbed them, they will be punished. This law is saying that even though she was the one that got robbed, she will still be put to death if the robbers are not arrested. They were really brutal when it comes to people that don't have any proof when they try to pin someone that broke the law. This is the last way the Code of Hammurabi showed inequality.

The laws that are in the Code of Hammurabi showed inequality to the people of the society because the law gave an excruciating amount of advantage to the people that are more superior, people that are men, and the court system was unfair. These laws made a lot of sense back then for the people, but looking at it now, it was very wrong towards the people that lived with the Code of Hammurabi. There are many more ways that the Code of Hammurabi was showed inequality to the people, but these are just some of the ways the Code of Hammurabi showed inequality.

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Farmers organized and created a new political party to help with their issues was the _____ and what was the result?

Pachacha [2.7K]

Answer:

Explanation:

I believe the answer would be the Populists’ Party. A group of workers formed this Party in hopes of gaining working rights such as shorter work weeks, and larger income pay.

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When the Nile River flooded every June, what was left behind when the water receded that allowed the civilization to flourish?

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It left behind a rich layer of soil which was fertile and full of nutrients great for agriculture. This enabled Egypt to be established as one of the early civilizations.

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Which instance represents the spoils system in action?

Sedbober [7]

It would be when "A councilmember gives a political supporter a job as a special assistant" that best represents the spoils system in action, since this shows a political "favor" being repaid.

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Describe what happened at the “Rap of Nanjing” and give me your thoughts on the US response. How much did we know and would you

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Following a bloody victory in Shanghai during the Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese turned their attention towards Nanking. Fearful of losing them in battle, Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek ordered the removal of nearly all official Chinese troops from the city, leaving it defended by untrained auxiliary troops. Chiang also ordered the city held at any cost, and forbade the official evacuation of its citizens. Many ignored this order and fled, but the rest were left to the mercy of the approaching enemy.

Did you know? Once one of China's most prosperous cities and industrial centers, Nanking took decades to recover from the devastation it experienced. Abandoned as the national capital in 1949 for Beijing, it grew into a modern industrial city during the communist period and today is home to many of China's largest state-owned firms.

A small group of Western businessmen and missionaries, the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone, attempted to set up a neutral area of the city that would provide refuge for Nanking’s citizens. The safety zone, opened in November 1937, was roughly the size of New York’s Central Park and consisted of more than a dozen small refugee camps. On December 1, the Chinese government abandoned Nanking, leaving the International Committee in charge. All remaining citizens were ordered into the safety zone for their protection.

Arrival of the Troops

On December 13, the first troops of Japan’s Central China Front Army, commanded by General Matsui Iwane, entered the city. Even before their arrival, word had begun spreading of the numerous atrocities they had committed on their way through China, including killing contests and pillaging. Chinese soldiers were hunted down and killed by the thousands, and left in mass graves. Entire families were massacred, and even the elderly and infants were targeted for execution, while tens of thousands of women were raped. Bodies littered the streets for months after the attack. Determined to destroy the city, the Japanese looted and burned at least one-third of Nanking’s buildings.

Though the Japanese initially agreed to respect the Nanking Safety Zone, ultimately not even these refugees were safe from the vicious attacks. In January 1938, the Japanese declared that order had been restored in the city, and dismantled the safety zone; killings continued until the first week of February. A puppet government was installed, which would rule Nanking until the end of World War II.

Aftermath of the Massacre

There are no official numbers for the death toll in the Nanking Massacre, though estimates range from 200,000 to 300,000 people. Soon after the end of the war, Matsui and his lieutenant Tani Hisao, were tried and convicted for war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and were executed. Anger over the events at Nanking continues to color Sino-Japanese relations to this day. The true nature of the massacre has been disputed and exploited for propaganda purposes by historical revisionists, apologists and Japanese nationalists. Some claim the numbers of deaths have been inflated, while others have denied that any massacre occurred.

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