Hammurabi's Code reinforced social class and gender divisions by treating different social classes differently under the law and granting men more rights than women.
Hammurabi's Code reinforced existing social class and gender divisions in several ways.
Firstly, the Code established three social classes - nobles, commoners, and the enslaved - and treated each class differently under the law. For example, the punishment for causing harm to someone depended on their social class. Secondly, the Code placed men and women in different positions and granted more rights and freedoms to men. Men could have multiple wives and divorce easily, while women had limited rights and could only divorce their husband under specific conditions.
Finally, the Code protected the position of women from wealthy families by allowing them to have a dowry, which provided some financial security in marriage.
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