the

Babylonian

Empire

Brief History :

Ancient Name

Babylonia

Tigris-Euphrates Valley

Mesopotamia (now in Iraq)

Amorite

Semitic-speaking people

akkad

the ruin of Babylon

Bab-ili

= “Gate of god”

Raided by hittites

GoVERNMENT :

King as God

monarchy

Rulers :

- Hammurabi

- Nebuchadnezzar ll

- awil

- Nergalshar

-Nabonidus

SOCIETY & CULTURE :

the code of Hammurabi

- Great influence in the Development of near Eastern Civilization.

- Consisted of 282 provisions

systematically arranged.

- It was severe in its penalties prescribing “an

eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”.

-Crimes punishable by death required

trial before a bench of judge.

Capital Crimes: Capital Crimes:

Bigamy

Cowardice in face of the enemy.

incest

kidnapping

AdulteryTheft

False witness

Marduk

-Chief god of Babylon.

- King of the gods

hanging garden of Babylon

- Artificial terraces

-one of the seven wonders of Ancient World.

- Built by Nebuchadnezzar ll for

his wife.

Ishtar Gate of Babylon

- Glazed tiles

- Made for animal relief.

-6th century BC

ECONOMY : Houses and Farms

Houses made of sun-dried bricks

With 10,000 to 50,000 number of inhabitants of a

city..

irrigation

There is no civilization without irrigation

Swamp and desert.

CropsIdiglat and buranin in Sumerian

Canals and flood banks

Artisans

Tapestries and rugs

Gold, Silver and copper

Gems and textiles

Trade

An integral part of life and civilization

Key to wealth

TaxBandits

Social Hierarchy

Kings , nobles , free-citizens

Debt Slave

3 classes in Society :

Awilu

wardu

mushkenu

Family and tribe

Class and Station

Special rights and privileges

Marriages

Betrothal

Ceremonies

Domestic relations

Legal contracts

Sue for violations

DivorceDowries

Man could sell his wife

Schools

Scribal type

Scribe (boys and Girls)

Tablet House

CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD :

Motion of the heaven

calendar

system of angle measure (degrees)

measure of time (hours, minutes)

trigonometry

motion of the planets

timing of eclipses of sun and moon.

Astronomy.

numeral system based on the number "60"

pottery works

advanced steps into medicine.

Thank you for

listening !Group 2 : bsba 3-1

Mauricio. Bacsal. Daz. Almirañez. Gumasing.

Sawaan. Belleza