Answer: Sumptuary laws (from Latin sumptuāriae lēgēs) are laws that try to regulate consumption. Black's Law Dictionary defines them as "Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expenditures for apparel, food, furniture, etc." Historically, they were intended to regulate and reinforce social hierarchies and morals through restrictions on clothing, food, and luxury expenditures, often depending on a person's social rank.
Strong military or capaitalist econmy
So they would not be tempted to sin
<span>Prior to the development of city-states, people lived in rural spread out hamlets, which were subject to frequent raids by other factions. By concentrating people in a more protected settlement, which was the forerunner of the city-state, people had an increased survival rate.</span>
