The following is a section of the Code of Hammurabi, from the Mesopotamian civilization of Babylon:
196. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.
197. If he break another man's bone, his bone shall be broken.
198. If he put out the eye of a freed man, or break the bone of a freed man, he shall pay one gold mina.
199. If he put out the eye of a man's slave, or break the bone of a man's slave, he shall pay one-half its value.
What does the section show about Hammurabi's Code?
A. Every person was treated equally, but the laws were vague.
B. Some people were treated equally, but not everyone was.
c.
Its laws do not resemble the laws of any other civilization,
D.
Its laws are still used today in most countries of the world.