Law develops as society evolves. Historically, the simplest societies were tribal. The members of the tribe were bonded together initially by kinship and worship of the same gods. Even in the absence of courts and legislature there was law―a blend of custom, morality, religion, and magic. The visible authority was the ruler, or chief; the ultimate authorities were believed to be the gods whose will was revealed in the forces of nature and in the revelations of the tribal head or the priests. Wrongs against the tribe, such as sacrilege or breach of tribal custom, were met with group sanctions including ridicule and hostility, and, the tribe members thought, with the wrath of the gods. The gods were appeased in ritualistic ceremonies ending perhaps in sacrifice or expulsion of the wrongdoer. Wrongs against individuals, such as murder, theft, adultery, or failure to repay a debt, were avenged by the family of the victim, often in actions against the family of the wrongdoer. Revenge of this kind was based on tribal custom, a major component of early law.
2014中考英语作文范文:lose weight
2014中考英语作文热点话题:感恩
2014中考英语作文热点话题:我的理想职业
最新中考英语作文模板:毕业感想
最新中考英语作文模板:电视节目
2014中考英语作文范文:传统节日介绍
最新中考英语作文模板:关于中学生使用手机
2014中考英语作文范文:理想的职业
最新中考英语作文模板:中国传统节日
最新中考英语作文模板:减肥问题
最新中考英语作文模板:饮食安全
2014中考英语作文热点话题:幸福
中考英语作文10大常见错误分析
最新中考英语作文模板:公共规则
最新中考英语作文模板:提出合理建议
最新中考英语作文模板:友情至上
2014中考英语作文范文参考:the food safety
2014最新中考英语作文热点话题TOP22盘点
最新中考英语作文写作素材之名言警句
最新中考英语作文模板:多彩校园
最新中考英语作文模板:免费塑料购物袋
2014中考英语作文热点话题:传统节日介绍
最新中考英语作文模板:中国传统节日
最新中考英语作文模板:沉迷网络游戏
最新中考英语作文模板:法定假日的利与弊
最新中考英语作文模板:饮食安全
最新中考英语作文模板:生活中的E-mail
最新中考英语作文模板:沉迷网络游戏
最新中考英语作文模板:电视节目
最新中考英语作文模板:多彩校园
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |