WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

BABYLONIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The capital of the Babylonian Empire was
A
Babylon
B
Hammurabi
C
Sumer
D
Washington D.C
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Babylon was the capital of the Babylonian and Neo-Babylonian Empires. It was a sprawling, heavily-populated city with enormous walls and multiple palaces and temples. Famous structures and artifacts include the temple of Marduk, the Ishtar Gate, and stelae upon which Hammurabi’s Code was written.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Neo-Babylonians are most famous for their architecture, notably at their capital city, Babylon. largely rebuilt this ancient city including its walls and seven gates.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mesopotamia-“the land between two rivers”-gave birth to many of the world’s first great cities. The splendid city of Babylon, located between the waters of the Euphrates and the Tigris some 97 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad, was one of them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The first city built in the Babylonian Empire was the capital, Babylon. This city was founded the same year as the Empire (1894 BC) and was inhabited until 1000 AD.

Detailed explanation-5: -Babylonia, ancient cultural region occupying southeastern Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern southern Iraq from around Baghdad to the Persian Gulf).

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