​From Studying the Hammurabi Code, Historians Have Learned That

question 57

Multiple Choice

​From studying the Hammurabi Code, historians have learned that

• A) ​the Mesopotamian civilizations were compassionate and forgiving
• B) ​men and women were treated equally
• C) ​business transaction were not regulated
• D) ​class distinctions were key to their legal code
• E) ​slavery was outlawed

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