Govennment
Who was the leader of babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
did the worship one god or many gods
one god. Polytheistic
What was their writing system called
Cuneiform
What was the place they prayed in
A ziggurat
What where the two rivers in mesopatamia
Tigris and Euphrates
What type of government did babylon have
A monarchy
Who did the babylonians believe lived in the ziggurats
Gods
WHat where the people that traveled to sell things called?
Merchants
What was the ziggurat's roof made of?
Gold
Who was the cradle of civilization
The Sumerians
How did the babylonian empire fall
Nebuchadnezzar dies
Who was the main god
marduk
What where the groups of merchants called
Caravans
What was the palace and babylon known for
The hanging gardens
Who did the babylonians take over
The assyrians
Who created the code of laws
Hammurabi
Who was in the highest class
The king
How did they get water to the hanging gardens
Through an irrigation system
What is the oldest written story called
The epic of gilgamesh.
Who took over babylon when Nebuchadnezzar dies
The persians
Who was in the middle class
farmers merchants and artisans