WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

AKKADIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hammurabi is best known for creating a code of ____ ?
A
Ethics
B
Responsibilities
C
Laws
D
Jobs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Code of Hammurabi was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes and was proclaimed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hammurabi’s Code of Laws Hammurabi ruled Babylon from 1, 792-1, 750 BCE and created the codes to protect its citizens. Before the codes, each case was judged separately and in a chaotic way. The codes regulated trade, business, and social relationships in Babylon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Babylon. The oldest written set of laws known to us is the Code of Hammurabi. He was the king of Babylon between 1792 BC and 1758 BC.

Detailed explanation-4: -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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