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Babylonian Empire

1BabylonCultural region based in central-south Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) Has been a city state in Mesopotamia for many years.Was taken over by the Amorites after the fall of Akkadian Empire. The city began its rise to power in 1792 BC when king Hammurabi took the throne.

2Political SystemUnder Hammurabis rule, the city of Babylon became the most powerful city in the world. Hammurabi held the entire region under Babylonian control by 1750 BCE through military campaigns and alliances.Under his regime, he enacted code of law consisted of 282 laws called Hammurabis Code

Political SystemHammurabis CodeIt is written on a stone slab with44 columns and 28 paragraphs.The code of law established the idea of law which covers subjects such as slander, theft, and duties of workers.Example:

Law #22 (theft): "If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death."

Law #15(slavery): "If any one take a male or female slave of the court, or a male or female slave of a freed man, outside the city gates, he shall be put to death."Public Woks and ArchitecturesStreets are unpaved, undrained, narrow, winding, and quite irregular, with high, windowless walls of houses on both sides.Houses are made of sun dried brick.Mausoleum:in which the family dead were buriedZiggurat

Economic System

Job SpecializationThe main crop in the time of the ancient Babylonians wasbarley.IrrigationWinnowingApprentice in TradeSilver as the standard of exchange

Economic SystemSocial Classesthree classes in societyAwilu a free person of the upper classwardu slavemushkenu a free person of low estate, who ranked legally between the awilu and the wardu.

Economic SystemRise of CitiesThe city was taken over and settled by the Amorites.1792 BC King Hammurabi became the most powerful city in the world.major trade hub famous for its gardens, palaces, towers, and artwork

Economic SystemCulture SystemBabylonians worship many gods. But their chief god was Marduk.Marduk was represented by a dragon in the artwork that decorated the city.People celebrate festivals throughout the year in honor of specific gods to assure their favor. The new year festival for Marduk assured fertility in the fields.The richness or wealth of the empire was reflected base on the extensive and highly decorated monuments.

Culture SystemBabylonians inherited many of the cultural and technical achievements of the sumerians.They were skilled engineers. They use sumerian counting system, which closely resembled the decimal system used in much of the world today.Greatest Contribution of Babylonians CivilizationMathematicsPositional NotationComputation Using TablesGeometryAdvance AlgorithmsCode of Hammurabi