GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Hammurabi was known for a harsh code of laws. Why was his code so important in history?
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It allowed all people to see and know the laws of his land.
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It gave women equal treatment in ancient societies.
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It allowed government officials to see the laws.
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It allowed Hammurabi to kill whoever he wanted.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hammurabi’s Code is one of the most famous examples of the ancient precept of “lex talionis, ‘’ or law of retribution, a form of retaliatory justice commonly associated with the saying “an eye for an eye.” Under this system, if a man broke the bone of one his equals, his own bone would be broken in return.
Detailed explanation-2: -He nomenclatured a set of 282 rules, which according to him were rules of universal acceptance. These rules covered almost all spheres and arenas of civility & criminality from liability in regards to tort to capital punishment, from contractual liability to punishment for adultery.
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