WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

AKKADIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is NOT true about Hammurabi’s Code?
A
400 total Laws
B
written in cuneiform
C
1st set of written law
D
eye for an eye philosophy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. If a man brings an accusation against another man, charging him with murder, but cannot prove it, the accuser shall be put to death.

Detailed explanation-2: -King Hammurabi became king of Babylon in 1754 BCE. Were Hammurabi’s laws and codes fair and just? King Hammurabi’s codes were unjust because of the evidence found in the 282 laws. The codes that King Hammurabi wrote about were personal injury law, property law and family law.

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