CIVILIZATION
BABYLONIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Building roads and creating a postal service
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Properly maintaining the irrigation systems
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The city of Babylon was located on the banks of the Euphrates River allowing it to be the center of trade.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hammurabi conquered southern Babylonia, transformed a small city-state into a large territorial state, and shifted the balance of power in Mesopotamia from the south to the north, where it remained for more than 1, 000 years.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Amorite ruler Hammurabi (unknown–1750 B.C.), crowned king of Babylon around 1792 B.C., was both an avid warrior and a shrewd administrator who honored the traditions of Sumer, Akkad, and other lands he brought under his authority. He could be merciless to enemies, destroying cities that defied him.
Detailed explanation-3: -Part of the reason Babylon was able to grow the way it did was due to its strategic location. The empire’s proximity to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers enabled it to scale its agriculture through state-of-the-art irrigation techniques, as well as engage in lucrative trade.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was an important trading center during antiquity partly due to its prime location on the Euphrates River. King Nebuchadnezzar led numerous pro-trade civil planning projects including the construction of roads leading to and from Babylon. The city eventually became the economic heartbeat of the Babylonian Empire.