Question

The Code of Hammurabi stated that _____________ .

A) wealthy merchants were expected to help the poor
B) every criminal would be punished by losing an eye
C) the punishment would fit the crime

Answer 1

C) the punishment would fit the crime

Step-by-step explanation:

Hammurabi's Code is one of the most famous form of retaliatory justice commonly associated with the saying “an eye for an eye.” Under this system, if a man broke the bone of one his equals, his own bone would be broken in return.