CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
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Didn’t want farmer to come into the city.
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Afraid his army would turn against him.
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Wanted to isolate people from the outside .
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Wanted to protect the city.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A double system of walls surrounded Babylon, making it seemingly impregnable. The inner rampart, constructed of crude bricks, consisted of two walls. The inner wall was 6.5 m (21.5 ft) thick. The outer wall, situated 7 m (23 ft) away, was about 3.5 m (11.5 ft) thick.
Detailed explanation-2: -King Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled Babylon from around the start of the 6th century BCE, ordered his people to build great monuments. These were designed to display his power and wealth and impress his rivals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Restoring Babylon He also built an enormous palace that included the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon which were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Nebuchadnezzar also improved the defenses of the city of Babylon with an enormous double wall that stretched for 10 miles around the city.
Detailed explanation-4: -Babylon thus became the capital of the Neo-Babylonian (sometimes called the Chaldean) Empire. With the recovery of Babylonian independence, a new era of architectural activity ensued, particularly during the reign of his son Nebuchadnezzar II (604–561 BC).