D. In a theocracy, people are governed by religious laws; in a monarchy, people may be governed by secular laws.
Theocracies are ruled by priests which rule in the name of a god. Monarchies are ruled by a sovereign such as a king, queen, or emperor who usually don't rule in the name of a god.
While you did not provide us with a list of possible answers, the reason why Hammurabi's Code was important was because it provided the people who lived in that time and in that place a number of rules they had to abide by because without this code, his kingdom would have been much more chaotic than it really was.
It spread through via international airline travel very quickly.
<span>Fredericks empire had no strong central government</span>
