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English, 05.11.2020 03:00 jlroy1971

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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