Why is Hammurabi's Code important? A. It was the first time any ruler or society attempted to use written law that applied to ev
eryone. B. It was a major step forward for civilization because it protected the weak from the strong. C. Hammurabi based his code of law on the religious principles of the Sumerians. D. Many of the laws in use today come from Hammurabi's Code.
<span>The correct answer is B. It was a major step forward for civilization because it protected the weak from the strong. There were laws before it but they weren't as comprehensive. Hammurabi stated himself in the introduction that it is made to protect weak from the strong. The law was based on an eye for an eye basis, meaning if for example cut someone's hand off, you would have your hand cut off.</span>
The most likely spoken the statement above is the Separatist. The separatist believed that the original religious organization has been mixed with the interest of politic and power. so they thought the only way to stay pure is by separating themselves with the original churches
