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WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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What was the first written law code?
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12 Tables
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Hammurabi’s Code
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Code of Justinian
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Plato’s Dialects
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The code that we are talking about is the Code of Hammurabi which was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes in the world. It was proclaimed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 BCE.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was a compilation of old laws based on retributive principles. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth form of justice is used in the Hammurabi Code.
Detailed explanation-3: -It’s not the earliest known code of laws. The Code of Hammurabi is often cited as the oldest written laws on record, but they were predated by at least two other ancient codes of conduct from the Middle East.
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