Read the following passage from the Code of Hammurabi. Based on these laws, what would most likely happen to a Babylonian man wh
o stabs the leg of another man who is his equal? 198. If [a man] put out the eye of a freed man, or break the bone of a freed man, he shall pay one gold mina. 199. If [a man] put out the eye of a man's slave, or break the bone of a man's slave, he shall pay one-half of its value. 200. If a man knock out the teeth of his equal, his teeth shall be knocked out a tooth for a tooth.1
Answer: He would most likely be stabbed in the leg as well.
The Code of Hammurabi is a code of law from ancient Mesopotamia that dates back to 1754 BC. The basis of its laws is a system of "an eye for an eye," adjusting the law as a person's status in the community increased or decreased. If the crime committed is to an equal, the punishment generally is to suffer the same injury, as described in the text.
The person that is being described above is J.P. Morgan and the answer for this would be option B. J.P. Morgan was the known "robber baron" who consolidated Carnegie steel and the national steel company into U.S. Steel in the year 1901. Hope this answers your question.
