Why did western nations become interested in saudi arabia during the twentieth century?
a. saudi arabia abandoned islamic law.
b. the nation set up european-style courts.
c. the country was becoming more modern.
d. oil was discovered on the arabian peninsula.

The discovery of hammurabi's law code was an important archaeological find because it a. was the first law code developed in the middle east b. showed that early mesopotamian cultures had a bill of rights c. is the most complete mesopotamian law code known d. provided a model for european law codes