Question

. What does this quote illustrate (tell us) about Hammurabi's Code?

"If a man has knocked out the eye of an aristocrat (wealthy person), his eye shall be knocked out...If he knocked out the eye of a commoner (poor person), he shall pay a silver coin...If he knocked out the eye of a servant, he shall pay half the servant's value to his owner."



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Responses

It did not encourage order.
It did not encourage order.

It did not address important matters.
It did not address important matters.

People in different social classes were treated differently.
People in different social classes were treated differently.

It did not specify crimes.

Answer 1

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People in different social classes were treated differently.

Answer 2

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The quote illustrates that Hammurabi's Code treated people from different social classes differently. The punishment for the same crime - knocking out someone's eye - varied based on the person's status. If the victim was an aristocrat, the perpetrator's eye would be knocked out as well. If the victim was a commoner, the perpetrator would have to pay a silver coin. And if the victim was a servant, the perpetrator would have to pay half of the servant's value to the owner. This differential treatment based on social class shows that Hammurabi's Code addressed and recognized different social statuses.