Question

What does this excerpt (piece) from the Code of Hammurabi tell us about the social hierarchy in Babylonia?

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B is the right answer.

Explanation:

Code Hammurabi is the ancient, inscribed laws in the world and the punishments were inflicted based on the social status of a man.

Nobles and priests are of high class, freedmen comes the next in social hierarchy and then the slaves are the lowest in social hierarchy.

Code of Hammurabi expressed variation of reprimands and penalties based on class and were diverse according to the communal prestige of the victim and the offender. Under the rein of Hammurabi the capital punishments were inflicted mercilessly.