The quote illustrates that the law did not treat all members of society equally. The differing punishments based on the social status of the victim (patrician vs. plebeian vs. servant) highlight a clear hierarchy within the legal framework of Hammurabi’s Code.
Read the excerpt from Hammurabi’s Code.
“If a man has knocked out the eye of a patrician [aristocrat], his eye shall be knocked out. . . If he has knocked out the eye of a plebeian [commoner] . . . he shall pay one mina of silver. If he has knocked out the eye of a patrician’s servant . . . he shall pay half his value.”
What does this quote illustrate about the nature of Hammurabi’s Code?
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The law's punishments did not encourage social order
The law's punishments did not encourage social order
The law did not treat all members of society equally.
The law did not treat all members of society equally.
The law did not address any private matters.
The law did not address any private matters.
The law did not specify the crime.
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