Civilization and Barbarism

Read the Code of Hammurabi. READ it. The WHOLE THING. Watch both videos. Then answer this question: How are the ancient civilizations of India, Egypt and Mesopotamia at once monuments to progress and AT THE SAME TIME monuments to oppression and exploitation? Explain your answers. What is progresive about each of these civilizations? At the same time, what is barbaric/oppressive? Explain BASED ON THE SOURCES PROVIDED in this module. Write an essay in which you answer these questions. DO NOT name the essay Civilization and Barbarism. Make your own original title. https://youtu.be/l8r7MEPRats https://youtu.be/p5bqAKixgYA