acceptable or unacceptable actions that a person may take that is punishable by a set of laws.
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Social contract
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The idea that people must willingly give up certain rights in order to be governed.
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consequences
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or punishments for breaking a law.
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govern
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to have control over a specified area.
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10 Commandments
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One of the first law codes used by the Ancient Israelites in the modern day Middle East. This law code was exclusively centered around a monotheistic religion, Judaism, and is contained within the Jewish Torah.
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12 Tables
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One of the first set of codified laws used by the Ancient Romans. Many of our laws in the United States come from the 12 Tables.
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centralized power
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one authoritative government or ruling power over a region.
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Hammurabi's Code
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The first law code created by King Hammurabi, used in Ancient Babylon. This law code is extremely harsh and perpetrators are treated with an eye for an eye mentality.
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class and caste
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depicts the social classes that are represented in Ancient laws and societies. People of higher social classes are usually not punished as harshly of people of lower classes.
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social responsibility
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responsibility of an individual to the rest of society (i.e. paying taxes).
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law
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a rule or regulation on acceptable behavior that is followed within a society.
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Law Codification
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A written code of law that establish rules and regulations and govern a society. Codified laws unite a common region under one set of laws and government.
