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Babylon used its location to its upmost use, in addition to having relationships with other countries, to be an economic powerhouse.

1. Language

Without language, Babylon would not have their most important invention, written laws. With language, the scribes could write down laws on a stone-like substance called stele. Without language, these laws could not have been written down, and thus the modern people could not have known about these laws (History.com Staff).

2. Transport

The invention of the wheel by the Sumerians was used by the Babylonians to transport goods and, in turn, grow the economy. They would use carts and boats to travel to places as far as modern-day India and Turkey, which could have never been done on foot. Using the innovation of the wheeled cart, the Babylonians could trade for goods and make the economy better (Robinson)

3. Materials

The combination of a good spot to be settled on with the fact that they had a lot of allies and friends sets Babylon up for a surplus of materials. An example of friendship would be when Nebuchadnezzar II married a women from Media. The marriage would bring the two civilizations together, and thus bringing more riches to Babylon. Babylon was also huge, and stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean. Babylon took full advantage of this land
(Bourke).

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Despite the fact that Babylon was an ancient civilization that only had the basis of Sumer to work off of, the civilization still prevailed in military, innovation, and trade.

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Babylon was, without a doubt, the greatest civilization ever. The sheer mix of innovation, military power, and the fact that they did all of this with not a lot of faith in religion should be enough to show that this civilization was the greatest. But, the fact that their inventions still greatly impact civilizations even in the modern age only further proves my point.

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Pictured below is the first ruler of Babylon, who created the first code of laws

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Pictured below is Marduk, chief god of Babylon

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Pictured below is an artist's rendering of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The blooming gardens were a famous part of Babylon.

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The government system of Babylon is arguably the greatest of all time, as the system had the first set of written laws, in addition to beautiful public works.

1. Public Works

Have you ever heard of the Tower of Babel? What about the Hanging Gardens? Both of these were famous Babylonian public works. The wonderful, awe-inspiring Hanging Gardens were ordered to be built by Nebuchadnezzar II to remind his wife, Amytis, of her original home, Media. The towering, gleaming Tower of Babel made of glazed brick was also ordered to be built by Nebuchadnezzar to honor Babylon's god, Marduk (Babylonia).

2. Military

Babylon started as just another city in the Akkadian Empire, but with great military power, it became an empire. Around 1894 BCE is when the city-state got its liberty. This is when Hammurabi ruled. They were then taken over 330 years later by the Hittites, and then the land got to the Assyrians. But, with great military power, they came back to being a city-state with Nabopolassar at the helm. With great military power, they became legendary (Garnaut).

3. Laws

When they first were granted independence, Hammurabi became ruler. He would go on to become the most famous Babylonian ruler ever. This is mostly due to the fact that he created the first code of laws ever. These 282 laws governed over the population of Babylon. These laws would be a basis for all government ahead of it (History.com Staff).

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Pictured below are the Assyrians during their control of Babylon

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1. Religion

Although Marduk was the chief god of my city-state, there wasn't a whole lot of religious impact in a Babylonian citizen's life. Instead of being governed by religion, they more so followed the rules of Hammurabi's code (History.com Staff)

2. Irrigation

Due to the fact of how old my civilization is, their way of life was different. One of the faults of this is not having proper irrigation. This is just one of the many faults of being an ancient civilization (Robinson).

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Pictured below are the laws that changed the world!

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Technology and innovation were blooming in Babylon, as many concepts and innovations still used today root back to Babylon.

1. Laws

Babylon took the basis of Sumer and built upon it. Written laws were their most important invention. Although laws were already a familiar concept, Hammurabi took to writing them down so people could have something to refer to. Babylonians took vague ideas of inventions and made them better (Babylonia).

2. Glazed Brick
The Babylonians used glazed brick to build many public works projects. For example, the Tower of Babylon was built with glazed brick. This material was a very important invention, as if bricks were not glazed, they would then just melt into mud. This invention of bricks is still widely used today, like in the Roman Colosseum (writer873).

3. Written Language
Alike to how the Babylonians invented written laws, they also wrote down a common language for all in the city-state to speak, called cuneiform. This allowed for much easier communication, as if they did not write it down, people talking would be very disjointed, as one person may have a new slang (Bourke).