Earliest cities: Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia:
- wandering nomads drove herds of domestic animals, especially to southern sumer in arabia
- sumer conquered by akkadians c. 2350 BC
- akkadian gods took place of mesopotamia gods and were forced to worship them
- king hammurabi of babylon created series of laws knows as "hammurabi code"
- code included "eye for eye", it regulated marriage, divorce, and other common laws
Hammurabi Code:
1.) If a man has accused another of lying, a "nertu" (death spell) upon him but has not proved it, he shall be put to death - law 1
2.) If he has borne false witness in a civil law case, he shall pay the damages in that suit - law 4
3.) If the seller has in the meantime died, the buyer shall take from his estate five fold the value sued for
 - law 12