Changing Around History

History repeats itself. Change keeps occurring. Still, we can’t fully analyze the reasons for this until we’re out of the woods. Then we can really set things in stone just like Hammurabi’s code. Because the people of Babylon (also referred to as the Fertile Crescent sometimes) had a government of monarchy in the very early years of civilizations, 1760 B.C. Hammurabi, a very smart ruler, created a code for everyone to follow, which was the first real set of laws that were “set in stone” when carved into stone, and the actions of people in Babylon were changed forever. An additional event was the foundation of a peace treaty between the Persian Empire and the Byzantine Empire in the year 1100 A.D. The two ceased regular wars and battles which led the empires to treat each other differently for generations to come. Along with this, the Muslims attacked both empires during this time which created a weaker stance for both and changed the possession of land between the now three empires, causing a drastic change in history. In history and today, political, economic, and social conditions often led to turning points that have changed the course of nations and peoples.

Without any changes in the environment of a city, nation, etc. there’s no progress, therefore no change. The evolution of the way ancient cities were run was a prime factor in the development of settled cities throughout the world. Specifically in ancient Babylon, laws and rules were, like any other civilization, were presented to society orally. This started to become a problem when it wasn’t enough to keep order in a growing city. Without any order, there wasn’t any progressive change. The lack of change inspired Hammurabi to carve a set of rules into stone. When nothing is changing in a society / civilization, change starts to naturally occur, especially when two empires are involved. The Byzantine and Persian empires had been fighting for hundreds of years which had caused troubles for both empires since neither of the two was “winning” in a sense. The consistency of fighting between these two empires wasn’t changing, therefore the two created a peace treaty since neither would just stop fighting.

Many civilizations had some rules but because of the lack of organization it was difficult to keep everything in check. When Hammurabi’s code was created and carved into stone, this inspired surrounding areas, as well as future civilizations, to create a written set of rules instead of relying on the people, by word of