Babylonian Empire Research Paper

The Babylonian Empire is a very economic and cultural empire, and is located by the Tigris-Euphrates River(McShane). The Babylonian Empire uses writing systems to keep records, which is how historians learn about Babylon(Nardo 37). Babylon was first apart of the Tigris-Euphrates plains until the Babylonians replaced Sumerians and became the largest city in Mesopotamia(Nardo 33). Babylon and other empires have been profoundly impacted by different rulers and time periods such as Hammurabi, Kassites, and the Persian Empire.
Hammurabi first got the throne of Babylon in 1792 B.C when he turned on his ally Mari and took Mari’s throne. Hammurabi made alliances with city states and put Babylon on the map. Hammurabi expanded the city’s trade volume, initiated large scale building programs, maintained Mari’s library and writing system, created peaceful policies, built canals, improved the government, and expanded Babylon. Once Hammurabi started to make Babylon successful, he wanted to take over all of Mesopotamia. Hammurabi began capturing neighboring states until he controlled all of Mesopotamia(Nardo 37-38). Hammurabi started a code of laws called Code of Hammurabi which insured …show more content…
The Hittites invaded Babylon with the help of the Kassites in 1959. Hittites left shortly after their invasion and left Babylon with the Kassites. The Kassites adapted to the culture of Babylon such as dress, language, and religion. The Kassites’ dynasty lasted from 1595-1155 B.C. (Nardo 41-42). Though this dynasty held Babylon for a long time, the Kassites started to slowly create downfall in Babylon (McShane). After the Kassites, for a short amount of time Nebuchadnezzar ii reigned from 605 to 562 b.c. Nebuchadnezzar expanded Babylon including Jerusalem. According to the Hebrew bible Nebuchadnezzar is known as the conqueror of Jerusalem. For protection Nebuchadnezzar created three circles of concrete walls around