Learn and discover the rich history of the Babylonian Empire
Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as a major power when Hammurabi (1792 - 1750 BC or fl. ca. 1696 - 1654 BC, short chronology) created an empire out of the territories of the former Akkadian Empire.

FACTS & TRIVIA

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Map of the Babylonian Empire. Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central southern Mesopotamia. Trivia: This is the present day Iraq
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The Code of Hammurabi. One of the most important works of this "First Dynasty of Babylon” was the compilation of the code of laws.
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Marduk. Babylonians worshipped Marduk, their supreme God.

SUMMARY OF CONTRIBUTIONS

  • The Code of Hammurabi became the basis of many laws from all over the world.
  • During the reign of Hammurabi, the famous Emperor of Babylon, education spread in the land.  He established many schools for the students. 
  • The Babylonians also excelled in the field of science. The priests watched the sun, moon planet and star very carefully and forecast the future. Like the Sumerians, the Babylonians also adopted lunar calendar. They divided one year into 12 months and each month was divided into 30 days.
  • The great Ziggurat built by Hammurabi in honour of ‘Marduk’ and big granary to preserve grains for future calamities testify the architectural skills of the Babylonians.
  • During the reign of Hammurabi a big canal was dug from the city Kish to Persian gulf. Herodotus, the father of history, had lavishly praised the wheat and barley among other crops of Babylon.

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