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What is Hammurabi's Code?

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Explanation: Hammurabi's code of laws carved on a large stone monument. To the right is an image of Hammurabi receiving the law from a god. Hammurabi's code is the oldest surviving example of a written code of laws. Hammurabi's code made everyone subject to the same law. Set rules for the relationships between husbands, wives, and children. Established standards for fairness in business. Define criminal behavior. Set punishments for those who broke the law.

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Hammurabi's Code was a set of laws made by the Babylonian king Hammurabi.
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