The first codified laws originated in the near eastern civilization of Babylon. Based on standardized procedures for dealing with civil and criminal offenses, this Babylonian code of law is known as the:

a. Laws of Babylon
b. Precepts of order
c. Code of hammurabi
d. Civil enactments of order


Ans: c. Code of hammurabi

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