The Babylonian Empire
By Tayvion Jones
The Babylonian Empire was a state in ancient Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). It was founded and ruled by King Hammurabi in 1792 in the city of Babylon. Babylonians brought city-states together to gain lots of power around 1900 B.C. around 1750 B.C. King Hammurabi ran a tight ship with his famous code of laws in a steady environment where taxes we collected.
The Babylonian Empire’s government type was theocracy and monarchy. Their laws mainly focused on relation. They had mainly one king or ruler. This ruler made laws ran the country as a single man, and was considered a living god.
They had a stable food supply because they farmers planted just about 24/7. They rearranged the farms to make sure their crops got enough water and sunlight. So everyone was fed and they always grew crops (all year round).
Their art was sculpting (building) and cuneiform. One type of art they sculpted (built) was a ziggurat. This was a huge building for the Sumarians. Cuneiform were written in clay tablets with a pen called a stylus. You learned to write cuneiform in sumarian school.
Their main religions were mythology and cosmology. This was the belief of idols. They had ceremonies and festivals to honor these idols. They all believed in one person or another that they look up to one person or another. This is also the belief of mythical creatures, and heroes.
They had simple technology they only had old things like the plow, which helped farmers poke holes in the ground so that they can plant their crops without digging each and every hole one by one.
They only had 3 social classes the upper classed was called an Awilu (a free person). They middle classed which is a Mushkenu (another free person but without as much freedom as a Awilu). And of course a lower class which was called a Wardu (a slave).
The Babylonian Empire was indeed a civilization because it had all seven characteristics that a civilization is supposed to have.
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