Explain the historical circumstances and geographic factors that led to the creation of hammurabi's code.

The Code of Hammurabi was one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, proclaimed by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia. The Hammurabi code of laws, a collection of 282 rules, established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice. Hammurabi’s Code was carved onto a massive, finger-shaped black stone stele (pillar) that was looted by invaders and finally rediscovered in 1901.

The creation of Hammurabi's Code came about in response to a need for a solid code of law in the the realm of ancient Mesopotamia. It was created by the sixth Babylonian king, named Hammurabi, and put into law certain rules like "an eye for an eye, a tooth for at tooth". This solid and undeniable code of law helped Hammurabi keep control of his kingdom and thus keep it from being vulnerable to outside influences in the region.

What led to the creation of the hammurabiss code was the need to put justice in the town and to be fair to everyone