Question

The Code of Hammurabi was based on the principle that

the rich would always have protection over the poor
the weak people should be destroyed
Women and children had no value
the strong should not injure the weak

Answer 1

Hammurabi is the best known and most celebrated of all Mesopotamian kings. He ruled the Babylonian Empire from 1792-50 B.C.E. Although he was concerned with keeping order in his kingdom, this was not his only reason for compiling the list of laws. When he began ruling the city-state of Babylon, he had control of no more than 50 square miles of territory. As he conquered other city-states and his empire grew, he saw the need to unify the various groups he controlled.