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Read these sentences from the text.

“In an effort to make the punishment fit the crime, Hammurabi's Code often required the criminal to receive the same injury that he or she had inflicted on a victim. Such laws may seem harsh today, but they were intended to prevent society from descending into chaos and disorder.”

Based on this evidence, what might King Hammurabi have wanted to promote in society?

A. chaos and confusion
B. justice and order
C. anger and violence
D. wealth and fortune

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User Lynne
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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

because it sounds like both persons should be responsible for the crime and charged with the same punishment

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User Cem Ikta
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