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Which statement BEST supports these excerpts?
48. If any one owe a debt for a loan, and . . . the harvest fail, or the grain does not grow for lack of water; in that year he need not give his creditor any grain. . . .
55. If any one open his ditches to water his crop, but is careless, and the water flood the field of his neighbor, then he shall pay his neighbor corn for his loss.
—Hammurabi’s Code of Laws, ca. 1780 BC

A Increased complexity of society led to more sophisticated forms of government.

B Early civilizations relied on religious texts to resolve private disputes.

C Increased population enabled conquests to expand economic opportunities.

D Slavery developed as an institution due to the agricultural needs of society.