How Are Punishments for Crimes Under the Code of Hammurabi

question 65

Multiple Choice

How are punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi best described?

• A)They were more severe for the lower classes.
• B)They did not apply to domestic family concerns.
• C)They stressed reform rather than retribution.

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