The penalties in Hammurabi's Law Code:
A)were equal for all.
B)only applied to slaves.
C)were different depending on the class of an individual.
D)were different depending on whether an individual was a citizen or not.
E)were different depending on the age of the individual.

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Hammurabi's Law Code had different penalties for individuals depending on their social class, with higher penalties for those in higher social classes. This can be seen in the code's emphasis on protecting property rights of property-owning landowners, as well as its distinctions between penalties for crimes committed by nobles, commoners, and slaves.

The Penalties in Hammurabi's Law Code