HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Both were written on bronze tablets
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Both were displayed in public places for all to see
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Both had extremely harsh consequences for breaking the law
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Both were created to promote equality between social classes
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Detailed explanation-1: -The written recording of the law in the Twelve Tables enabled the plebeians both to become acquainted with the law and to protect themselves against patricians’ abuses of power.
Detailed explanation-2: -the similarities include depicting justice and order among people, the principle of “an eye for an eye” behavior and how mankind’s behavior was viewed. Explains that the torah and code of hammurabi both show a justice system. crimes are punished and if that crime is murder then the punishment is death.
Detailed explanation-3: -The public display of the copper tablets allowed for a more balanced society between the Roman patricians who were educated and understood the laws of legal transactions, and the Roman plebeians who had little education or experience in understanding law.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Both the Ten Commandments and Hammurabi’s Code were attempts to create permanent rules for maintaining social order. The two of them attempted to address the most pertinent issues of their time, in regards to the cultures for which they were created, using divine instruction as their sources.