Reflecting their militarized culture, Assyrian law codes
A) restricted women's rights, making them subordinate to men.
B) granted tax exemptions to warriors
C) were more concerned with human rights than property rights.
D) treated women with great respect, as the mothers of warriors.
E) harshly punished men for the transgressions of their women.
Answer: A
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