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1754 BCE
Hammurabi - The Code of Hammurabi
The Hammurabi code of laws, a list of 282 rules, placed standards for interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice. Hammurabi's Code was carved onto a massive, finger-shaped black stone. -
539 BCE
Cyrus the Great - The Cyrus Cylinder
Cyrus the Great’s journey began when he invaded Babylon in 539 BCE. He ruled the entire eastern Mediterranean, which lead to the creation of the Middle East. The Cyrus Cylinder itself was like a old news, telling the public that it had a new ruler with new ideas. The Cyrus Cylinder shows the first version based of acceptance for different cultures and religions. The Cylinder represents the first recognition that if you don't accept different cultures, you cannot rule a place by one system. -
Jun 15, 1215
King John - The Magna Carta
Magna Carta, means ‘The Great Charter’, this piece is one of the most famous pieces in history of the world. This piece was made by King John of England to resolve the political crisis that they faced in 1215, Magna Carta happened for the first time the principle that everybody, including the king, was subject to the law. -
The US Constitution and the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It states American rights to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion. -
The United Nations - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The UDHR is a revolutionary document in the history of human rights. Published by representatives with different cultural differences from all regions of the world, the Declaration was created by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.
