Mesopotamian Empires Review

• After the fall of Sumer, Babylonia became the next great empire.

• Hammurabi's Code of Law became the first set of established written set of laws.

• Frequently invaded by the Assyrians.

• Known for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the creation of the 60 minute hour and 12 month calendar.

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​Babylonia

• Skilled in war tactics (chariots, battering rams, armored horses)

• Enslaved prisoners of war to build elaborate temples and cities.

• Developed early versions of sewage systems.

• Constant warfare with others weakened the empire and allowed for the invasion of the Chaldeans and Medes to attack the capital.

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Assyria