The gold rush helped in growth and development by <span>
-Leading to a large increase in the population of the territory </span>
<span>-Promoted the establishment of new shipping routes and railroad lines
</span><span>-Encouraged the creation of laws and government institutions that helped prepare the territory for statehood </span>
<u>One of the most famous law codes that have been preserved along history</u> is actually <u>the Code of Hammurabi</u>, which he used to rule Babylon. Nowadays it is exhibited at Louvre, in Paris.
The Code of Hammurabi dates back to 1754 BC. He used a large carved stone to list a set of rulings, mainly punishments, which adjusted with different intensity levels the principle <em>"an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" . </em>The code includes the first manifestations of contract law, property law or family law and also regulations concerning transactions or social responsibilities.
Raphael, Italian in full Raffaello Sanzio or Raffaello Santi, (born April 6, 1483, Urbino, Duchy of Urbino [Italy]—died April 6, 1520, Rome, Papal States [Italy]), master painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance. Raphael is best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure compositions in the Vatican.
Before farming, people lived by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants. When supplies ran out, these hunter-gatherers moved on. Farming meant that people did not need to travel to find food. Instead, they began to live in settled communities, and grew crops or raised animals on nearby land.
