What is the significance of historical law codes including the Twelve Tables, the Code of Justinian and the Code of Hammurabi?

a. They established rules for electing government representatives.
b. They treated all members of society as equals
c. They protected the ruler's arbitrary power to make any decision without limit.
d. They created systems in which everyone was subject to written rules.

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countries in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the second team begins its own recruitment campaign to find even better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rival's most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario?