LS235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fertility Rite, 6 Years, Book Of Deuteronomy
19 Sep 2016
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Coinage is based on the weight of the silver. Coins of the same metal were evaluated and valued based on their weight not what denomination was stamped upon them. The law was used to protect commerce and the social order, and was used to protect the weak from the powerful. It protects the rights of private property and the home, the rights of the poor, and the rights of the debtor from the creditor. Rented fields are paid for out of the harvest. Common weights and measures are established to avoid fraud in commerce and loans. The growing use of contracts and records in commerce shows growth of widespread trade economy. An ale wife is considered a woman of poor reputation. Beer was a part of the daily diet in. Brewing malt beer was considered a common, low skill, domestic occupation, and as a result the brewing of alcohol - especially beer - was primarily a female profession.
