7. Ancient Arabia had written laws just like ...

Ancient codes, or sets of laws, have been written down since around 2000 BC. Many of these laws were harsh and would be seen as barbaric compared to our current laws, but many of them were actually just as compassionate and fair, and sometimes moreso, than the laws we have now like Animal Rights, Nobody Is Above The Law, Equal Justice Under The Law and Sicut Judaeis (Constitution For The Jews).