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In Mesopotamia in 2350 BCE all of the city states of Sumer were conquered and united by King Sargon under his rules. This formed the worlds first Empire, the Akkadian Empire.

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In Mesopotamia during 2300 BCE the

empire disbanded and many of the city-states regained independence again. This meant that they were free once more.

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In Mesopotamia during 1750 BCE the king of Babylon Hammurabi created the Babylonian empire which once again united the city-states back together under one imperial ruler. Hammurabi was able to make life fair, having justice, and family, because of this Hammurabi was considered notable because he was also able to develop one overreaching set of rules that applied to everyone. If you were in a higher class, you could get a less harsh punishment than if you were a commoner or slave.

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how Babylon looked in the time of the Kassites.

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Babylonian empire fell into place around this time and the Kassites subsequently conquered Babylon and took over most of the Babylonian land for themselves.

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500 years after 1600 BCE in 700 BCE, Assyria had taken over all of Babylon.