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The Impact of Ancient Legal Systems on Social Order

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Which ancient legal system was based on the principle of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"?

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Babylonian Code of Hammurabi
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The Babylonian Code of Hammurabi was a set of laws that were written in ancient Babylon around 1750 BC. It was one of the first legal codes in history and was based on the principle of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth".

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