Question

Which of the following describes an achievement of the Babylonian Empire?

A. the decision to have all rulers elected by voters
B. the invention of the ideas of polytheism and monotheism
C. the development of a hunting-gathering culture
D. the creation and recording of a formal code of laws

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is : D. the creation and recording of a formal code of laws

Explanation: One of the greatest contributions of the Babylonian Empire was the Code of Hammurabi, which is a system of laws and was constituted in the first attempt to register all laws. This code contained 282 laws related to family, commerce, work and real estate. The empire reached its greatest height under the leadership of Hammurabi.