Question

One reason Hammurabi's Code is famous is that ________.
Choose one option
A
it was the first set of laws to be recorded in writing
B
it was written in a sophisticated code that took years for scholars to translate
C
it was beautifully written on a single, giant stone of polished black basalt
D
it was the first set of laws to rhyme, probably to help people remember them

Answer 1

C — it was famously inscribed on a single, large, polished black stone (a stele) displaying the laws.