Which of the following is one of the earliest known examples of a written public record of consistent laws?
a. the ten commandments
b. hammurabi's code
c. the united states constitution
d. the magna carta

  B. Hammurabi's Code

Explanation:  Hammurabi was the king of Mesopotamia during the reign of the Babylonian dynasty. He ruled from 1792 to 1750 BC, and during his reign, he published one of the oldest written legal codes in the world. This code contains 282 rules, from commercial relationships to the foreseen legal penalties. This law is carved into a massive black pillar.

The Ten Commandments received Moses during the journey through the desert after leaving Egypt, according to scientists between the 16th and the 13th century BC.

Tha Magna Carta and US Constitution were written much later (AD).

c, to compete

to extend a country’s power and influence