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How did the Code of Hammurabi differ from earlier Summerian laws?

It was much stricter

it only protected wealthy people

it included a list of punishments

it only protected middle-class people

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it included a list of punishments

Step-by-step explanation:

Unlike earlier laws, it was written in Akkadian, the daily language of Babylon, and could therefore be read by any literate person in the city. Earlier Sumerian law codes had focused on compensating the victim of the crime, but the Code of Hammurabi instead focused on physically punishing the perpetrator.

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