Question

the ___ of society received the benefit of most of the laws in hammurabis code.
a elites
b kings
c merchants
d priests
why is hammurabis code so important?
a made slavery illegal
b put limits on the monarch
c created equality in society
d codified the laws for everyone

Explanation:

Hammurabi's Code was a set of laws in ancient Babylon. The elites (the upper - class, powerful people) often had more privileges under such ancient legal systems. Hammurabi's Code was important because it codified (wrote down in an organized way) the laws for everyone in the society. It didn't make slavery illegal (slavery was still present in Babylonian society), it didn't put limits on the monarch (Hammurabi was the monarch), and it didn't create equality (punishments and rights often differed based on social class).

Answer:

For the first question: A. elites
For the second question: D. codified the laws for everyone