Answer:
B. expanded
Step-by-step explanation:
Hammurabi became the sixth king of the First Babylonian dynasty after His father gives the throne to him due to a lack of healthiness.
After ascending the throne, he invaded Elam and Larsa, Eshnunna, and Mari's city-states during his rule. He expelled the king of Assyria, Ishme-Dagan I, and forced his son Mut-Ashkur to pay tribute, putting nearly all of Mesopotamia under Babylonian control. Babylonian empire keeps expanding under the Hammurabi’s reign