Egyptians.
Title: Egyptians.
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Egyptians.
Category: /Business & Economy/Marketing and Advertising
Details: Words: 1089 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
An eye for an eye was a pretty common way to solve problems in the ancient world and many cultures adopted it. There are many similarities in laws about justice and social responsibility between the Egyptians, Mesopotamians and Hebrews. For instance all three cultures have laws about not hurting ones own parents, but the consequences differ for each culture. The Mesopotamians say that if a son strikes his father his hand would be cut off,
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are many instances in the Jewish bible where the people are punished for not listening to him. Hebrew women had little legal rights compared to those of the males.
The Egyptians come closest to my own convictions about justice morality and our responsibility toward others. This is because the women of Egypt had the same legal rights as the men; they could own land and slaves, inherit property, pursue lawsuits, transact business and initiate divorce.