What are some things that Hammurabi did to help his people?

Answer 1

Hammurabi had 539 laws based on these two phrases: Innocent until proven guilty, and an Eye for an Eye, a Tooth for a Tooth. A sample law from his law code is if a child slaps his father, the child's hand is cut off.

Answer 2

The Code's importance as a reflection of Babylonian society is indisputable. Hammurabi's laws were established to be the "laws of Justice" intended to clarify the rights of any "oppressed man." Mesopotamia society under the Hammurabi code was one of strict penalties for criminal offenses with punishment severe and varied according to the wealth of the individual. Hammurabi's rigidly centralized ruling system prospered from tribute and taxes, which he used to both compensate state dependents and finance extensive state irrigation and building projects. The code also gives us a clear sense of the ways ancient Babylonians invested divine authority in their secular leaders.

Answer 3

hammurabi code was set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life.

Answer 4

he ruled it with fairness and 282 laws called Hammurabi's code.

Answer 5

He made Hammurabi's code which is a set of laws.

Answer 6

He created Hammurabis code in Babylon