Today in class we finished up our note and answered this question for homework. Page 34, question 5.
What areas of life did Hammurabi's Code cover?
His code covered 282 laws that affected community, family relations, business, conduct, crime, property issues, laws to protect women and children from unfair treatment. It covered different punishments for rich, poor, women and men. It applied principle of retaliation (eye for an eye). It is collected of existing rules, judgement, and laws.
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