Hammurabi Did All of the Following Except

question 126

Multiple Choice

Hammurabi did all of the following except

• A) become Pharaoh of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom.
• B) "divide and conquer" his enemies as he returned Mesopotamia to unified control.
• C) establish his new capital at Babylon.
• D) work to stimulate economic revival and enhance the irrigation system.
• E) establish a major code of law.

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