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