Throughout the beginning of time many respected cultures have had certain laws and ethnical codes most of them have some similarities but mostly they have opposite opinions or laws. Examples of these laws or ethics are in entries in the book Reading About The World Volume 1. As a final we were asked to compare and focus on six examples. They are The Code of Hammurabi, The Law: Exodus, On Forgiveness, Sermon on the Mount, Confucius: …showed first 75 words of 1043 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1043 total…to faity, mercy, humaneness, and religion in order to preserve the state. In conclusion many of these passages had an effect on their respective societies and yet had a lot of the same common laws and codes. I hope that the information, which I have given, has helped you see the types of laws and ethics ancient societies had and are able to see these same codes and laws and ethics in our society today.