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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The First Empires

Question 5 • FL-2109010-M/J World History A - Teacher Directed Resource

How does Hammurabi’s Code reference the Euphrates River?

Answer
A
It says that people could only own property east of the river.
B
It says that people could apply to be married down by the river’s banks.
C
It says that people could be given money if the river flooded their farmland.
D
It says that people could be made to jump in the river to determine their guilt or innocence.

Explanation

Hammurabi’s Code describes using the Euphrates in an ordeal to judge certain accusations. A person accused could be made to enter or jump into the river: surviving was taken as evidence of innocence, while drowning was taken as evidence of guilt. Therefore, the correct choice is that people could be made to jump in the river to determine their guilt or innocence.

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