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The Code of Hammurabi stated that _____________ . A) wealthy merchants were expected to help the poor B) every criminal would be punished by losing an eye C) the punishment would fit the crime
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The Code of Hammurabi stated that _____________ .

A) wealthy merchants were expected to help the poor
B) every criminal would be punished by losing an eye
C) the punishment would fit the crime

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C) the punishment would fit the crime

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Hammurabi's Code is one of the most famous form of retaliatory justice commonly associated with the saying “an eye for an eye.” Under this system, if a man broke the bone of one his equals, his own bone would be broken in return.

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