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Their Creation
Tiamat, a goddest of the Babylonians, went to war with her children to kill them all. However, she was defeted in an epic battle and her sons used her body to make the world as we know it today. So in other words, according to them, we live on a dead corps. -
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babylonian sci. & tech
the wheel was discovered in Mesopotamia. It is likely the Sumer first used the wheel in making pottery in 3500BC and then used it for their chariots in around 3200 BC. most important advance made by the Mesopotamians was the invention of writing by the Sumerians. With the invention of writing came the first recorded laws called Hammurabi's Code as well as the first major piece of literature called the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh. -
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The begining of The Babylonian Empire 606-536bc
The Babylonian Empire started around 1894 BC. They traded with lebanon,egypt and greece. In order to protect their trade routes, they marched their armies west with the mighty king Nebuchadnezzar leading them. He captured cities like Phoenician city of Tyre. The picture ilistrates 30 years after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by the King of Babylon Neb. -
Sep 12, 600
Cuneiform
Around 3500–3200 BC, they created a writing system called cuneiform. It is a set of characters like a bunch of lines set in order. -
Jan 1, 604
the kings palace
governmentThe king resided in a palace, the size and magnificence of which would depend upon the fortunes of the time, the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC) probably having been the most splendid. The monarch was surrounded by his court, a body which embraced his highest officials, with the exception of provincial governors who resided in their capitals. -
Nov 6, 626
economics in mesopotamia 626 BC–539 BC
It is clear that for Mesopotamia the Neo-Babylonian period was a renaissance. Large tracts of land were opened to cultivation. Peace and imperial power made resources available to expand the irrigation systems and to build an extensive canal system. -
Nov 6, 747
babylonian manufacturing
Babylon economy was based on agriculture, animal husbandry, and manufactured goods.The chiefs economics institutions were the palace and temples.In adition there were -
Nov 12, 747
The calander
The Babylonian calendar was based upon the lunar year but, thanks to the astrologer's knowledge, could be reconciled with the solar year by means of intercalary months. They were probably the first people after the Sumerians to have a calendar. This calendar was very important because without it agriculture could not be planned properly. -
Nov 13, 1100
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The hanging gardens showed how much pride the Babylonians had for themselves; in a good way of course. These gardens are recorded to have been very attractive and it was like living in a paradice. -
Nov 13, 1200
astronomy
According to Asger Aaboe, the origins of Western astronomy can be found in Mesopotamia, and all Western efforts in the exact sciences are descendants in direct line from the work of the late Babylonian astronomers.[Our knowledge of Sumerian astronomy is indirect, via the earliest Babylonian star catalogues dating from about 1200 BCE. The fact that many star names appear in Sumerian suggests a continuity reaching into the Early Bronze Age. -
Nov 13, 1300
Marrage
Marrage was a common part of Babylonian culture. It was looked apon as something that is neccessary and desired. A man would find a boy for his daughter to marry and the marrage was arranged by the parents. After a ceromony, the two would become a married couple and could not betrothe until the boy presented the father with a gift. -
the big role of the Tigris and Euphrates river
Babylonia rests on a flat plain with the two large rivers flowing through it, the Tigris and Euphrates. Their course runs from Anatolia and Syria to the Persian Gulf. Mountains surround the East and North sides of the plain, the Zagros chain and Kurdistan, and the Syrian and Arabian deserts guard the west and south. -
The Tower of Babel 1693 - 2126
The Tower of Babel was a religious event; they were rebelious toward God. The Babylonians decided in 440 B.C. that they would create an amazing structure that would climb high into the sky. They created the Tower of Babel. This tower was a beast! It took a long time to build, and close to the time that it was finished, it collapsed. They thought that they could get to heaven without God, but they were wrong. -
Hammurabi's Laws Forced on the People
"One of its early rulers, Hammurabi, created a harsh system of laws, while in later times the Babylonian language would be used across the Middle East as a way of communicating across borders." These rules that were set out were very religiously based. It was difficult for people to adjust to these new laws and people were arested often. The laws were written on a big statue looking thing (the image of this event) -
government
governmentthe babilonian empire had a strict oventment with taxations and costly goods to enshure power in the hands of hammurabi. thus the invention of hammurabi's code -
a monarcy government
governmentThe Babylonian political structure was a monarchy. The king ruled through a number of officials who were directly under and responsible to him but he could intervene personally at any level of government and administration. Thus Hammurapi (1792-1750 BC) took a direct hand in dealing with property claims in Larsa after he had captured that city-state. -
hammurabi's government power
hammurabis codeHammurabi was an Amorite First Dynasty king of the city-state of Babylon, and inherited the power from his father, Sin-Muballit, in c. 1792 BC. he inflicted the law of hammurabis code -
Culture Origin
Babylonian culture was supposedly adopted by Akkadians and Sumerians culture. It wasn't an original deal, their culture, but it developed into its own thing over time. -
climate advantages
climateIn the summertime the climate is hot and dry, and the winter is cold and wet. In the spring the Tigris and Euphrates rivers overflow their banks, flooding great portions of the plain. Lots of water and proper control enabled man in ancient times to produce abundant crops, mostly barley and sesame, with abundant grazing land in the lush meadows for the cattle, sheep and goats. -
c. 2000 BCE Babylon controls Fertile Crescent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Babylonian_EmpireBy 2000 BCE, Babylon controlled the Fertile Crescent and the region saw advances in law (Hammurabi’s famous code) literature -
Exile
The Babylonian empire was strong. They were able to take over almost anything that they wanted. They took over the Israelite temple and destroyed it in the name of their own gods. -
economic trade
In old babylonian days trade was very critical. More of the important recourses were scace. They traded the goods as far as turcky and india it was nearly 1500 miles away. Trade for them was around the time of thier first code of laws, Urukagina, king of ligash. Trade became intergale with the economy and the culture.For trade to flourish the trade routes had to be safe and protected from bandits. -
medicine
there were two experts who practiced medicine. the physician and the exorcist. The talent of eithier or both might be demanded at the sick bed. there was a whole set of diognostic texts which a multitude of possible symptoms was listed and the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment given.
