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

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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.

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kumpel [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-28T08:55:06+03:00

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Hammurabi's code was important because it was <span>a major step forward for civilization because it protected the weak from the strong. It is a code of laws dating back to Babylon.</span>

cupoosta [38] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-28T07:44:57+03:00

I learned this in my SS Class so it would be B.It was a major <span>step forward for civilization because it protected the weak from the strong. Hammurabi's code had 282 codes to obey. If anyone violated these codes they will be punished. They say that the codes were invented in 1754 B.C
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