Hummurabi's Code was an important achievement because (2 points)
a) it ended capital punishment.
b) it treated men and women as equals.
c) it was the first major collection of laws.
d) it rejected the princicple of "an eye for an eye".

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Hummurabi's Code was an important achievement because (2 points)
a) it ended capital punishment.
b) it treated men and women as equals.
c) it was the first major collection of laws.
d) it rejected the princicple of "an eye for an eye".

anonymous · Answer

It was the first written code of law on display for the public. It featured clear punishment for crimes unlike other codes of law. "An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth."

anonymous · Answer

so that means it would be d)it rejected the principal of "an eye for an eye".
:D

anonymous · Answer

Thanks