It will be noticed that the Code of Hammurabi deals with the rights and duties of the subjects and is designed to punish crime, enforce the performance of contracts and obligations, regulate marriages, divorces, the
inheritance of property and the wages of laborers. Although it mentions the temple and palace it does not
purport to regulate either the religious establishment or the system of taxation.
Adapted from The Evolution of Governments and Laws by Stephen Haley Allen, 1922
Which statement describes a way in which the Code of Hammurabi regulated society in ancient Babylonia?
A. It incorporated a series of rewards to encourage citizens to follow the laws.
B. It protectea the basic rights of individuals in contractual agreements.
C. It imposed strict penalties for violations of the edicts of the gods and the priests.