Babylonia and Assyria Chapter 2 Lesson 3
The Rise of Hammurabi and Babylonia Babylon: city-state of Mesopotamia Hammurabi: king of Babylon 1792 B.C. Clever leader, sought great power Controlled all of Southern Mesopotamia & neighboring city-states Empire was known as Babylonia Collected taxes throughout empire to support army and pay for building projects
Babylonian Civilization Babylon was center of culture and learning Code of Hammurabi Set of 282 laws that governed the empire Combined Sumerian and Akkadian laws: Business Property Medical Marriage Children
Different punishments based on the lawbreaker’s class & victim of crime “Eye for an eye” and “tooth for a tooth”
The Assyrians Northern Mesopotamia Influenced by Babylonia’s culture Great warriors In power in N Mesopotamia 1900 to 600 B.C. 688 B.C. to 627 B.C. most powerful time for Assyria
Babylonia Grows 605 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar II, new king of Babylon Controlled much of Assyria Returned Babylon to greatness: Tower of Babel Hanging Gardens
Tower of Babel
Hanging Gardens
Babylon was a trading city Center of learning Mathematics Astronomy
When Nebuchadnezzar II died so did the Babylonian Empire Persians conquered in 539 B.C.