CIVILIZATION
BABYLONIAN
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Hammurabi
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King Tut
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Sekhmet
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Alexander the Great
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hammurabi, also spelled Hammurapi, (born, Babylon [now in Iraq]-died c. 1750 bce), sixth and best-known ruler of the 1st (Amorite) dynasty of Babylon (reigning c. 1792–1750 bce), noted for his surviving set of laws, once considered the oldest promulgation of laws in human history.
Detailed explanation-2: -More than 3, 800 years after he took power, the ancient Babylonian king Hammurabi is best remembered for the Code of Hammurabi which was inscribed on human-sized stone pillars that he placed in the towns of his realm.
Detailed explanation-3: -He became the first king of the Babylonian Empire, extending Babylon’s control over Mesopotamia by winning a series of wars against neighboring kingdoms. Hammurabi is known for the set of laws called Hammurabi’s Code, one of the first written codes of law in recorded history.
Detailed explanation-4: -Babylon became one of the most powerful cities of the ancient world under the rule of Hammurabi.