Religion: The Rise And Fall Of The Babylonian Civilization

In the Babylonian civilization they had a king for every city-state and they were referred to as the local God of each city-state. They were known as the ensi, God’s representative and governor. They had the support of military leaders, priests, priestesses, and other important individuals. Religion was very powerful during this time. Since the ensi was looked to as the God of their land being close with religious figures made a big impact if they continued to be liked and rule they area. The lands needed to be productive to maintain the ensi’s power. The God-king would build communities with peasant farmers, herdsmen, fisherman, gardeners, craftsman, stonecutters, merchants, and slaves. While this all seemed wonderful in the beginning, corruption started to happen amongst ensis, religious leaders, and lugals to benefit themselves. Luckily, some individuals retaliated and fought back against the corrupted ones. …show more content…
Sargon was one that stuck out in history that went a different path. He conquered other city-states to extend the resource potential for the people. His origins lay in the lower class, and he was determined to provide the best to his people. After the Babylonian empire declined, the Ur rulers prospered and took control of not only their own city-state, but ,many other too. They fought for the good of the underprivileged and didn’t take advantage of the poor. Sadly this didn’t continue because the more civilized and uniform city-states were, the easier it was for them to be