Ziggurats and Hammurabi's code

Today in western civ we continued to study Mesopotamia.  We first took a look at the Ziggurats which qualified as the advanced technology.  These massive structures offered a place of worship as well as a massive place to offer sacrifices.  then we began to look at Hammurabi's code and some of the wild laws that were part of the code.  This code was made by King Hammurabi of Babylon who was not only a king but an accomplished military leader. these codes covered all aspects of life, including marriage and divorce, and all of the punishments for rich and poor, and men and women.   Also, Sumer was taken over by the Akkadians in 2350bc. Overall the laws that were made by Hammurabi were very interesting to go over with how specific some of them are, and it makes a person wonder how many times did all of these things that are written as if... then happened.