The Babylonian Empire was the most powerful state in the ancient world after the fall of the Assyrian empire (612 BCE). Even after the Babylonian Empire Looks like you’ve clipped this slide to already. by the ancient, Babylon became a major military power under Amorite king, Around 3000 BC, Babylonians astronomers made methodical astronomical observations of the, heavens. Have students use the map to identify the areas covered by each of the five regions shown in the key, while ignoring the Hittite invasions. 3 0 obj H��q���S�z���:ujZ���;cϝ;7j�fy��)*�m&��۱�0�%�k�,3�s���g�`�� �J <> The famous city served for nearly two millennia as a center of Mesopotamian civilization whose ruins lie in modern-day Iraq 59 miles (94 kilometres) southwest of Baghdad. Anthropology, Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Human Geography, Physical Geography, Social Studies, Ancient Civilizations. stream APIdays Paris 2019 - Innovation @ scale, APIs as Digital Factories' New Machi... No public clipboards found for this slide. Babylonian Star Calendar Found In Underground Library In, Star charts and calendars were found among the, library’s huge cache of tablets, multiple fragments of late, The two flat sides of the disc are inscribed in Assyrian, Cuneiform with names of the months, names and figures of, It is signed by the scribe Nab-Zuqup-Kenu, who lived during the reigns of Sargon II. << 133p. 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As of this date, Scribd will manage your SlideShare account and any content you may have on SlideShare, and Scribd's General Terms of Use and Privacy Policy will apply. << Terms of Service |  It is a historic region of West Asia within the Tigris-Euphrates river system. 16 0 obj The Ancient Babylonian Empire was governed by a King, who was the absolute authority in the territory. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. endobj >> <> /Cs5 13 0 R @ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ��� y�~������U~�w��y����g�+�ȫ���ټ=��^����/n������)^1E�Il�C�>��tΨ�-�L�^�'�"T�8�������E$I.B$}Sc ��)7�ڰ�� ��q�5����5�L ����f�����s��l���RF��ۚ�Ì��+�&����� ҌP��"�����֕��[0�p\�_�D���ޜ!�̳l&�ɳ�d�I�����`�ŽEkg� �v�T�p��=����O'L־F13��۲&. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit. The Babylonian Empire was the most powerful state in the ancient world after the fall of the Assyrian empire (612 BCE). !���p�%'�k��B6%V��������T�[.�Z�A��[p[$@�G���������D�����* �hู�d6��Y��W$�3Ddp�}��?�h��.���;?��MJ�QV\7�.܀�OJt���h"P�ގ�ˡk~2@PPJ�Yd�z��Ȕ�Rhh���E�(��J��U� �V��ZZXJ����h�/� teachers (SO 012 147) accompanies the textbook, sypplementary readings, daily schedules, commentary or the, homework assignments, and class activit!es, (KC), ***********************************************************************. In the history of Babylon, the most distinguished leader was Hammurabi who reigned between the years 1790 B.C and 1750 B.C, approximately. Students can compare sizes to duration of existence to see that, on the whole, empires expanded over time. Under Nabonassar (747-734 BC), a fixed-length month of 30, days was used. /ExtGState << In the 8th century BC, they defined the day as starting when the, However, the Babylonian calendar remained chaotic throughout most of the first millennium BC, due to the irregular insertion of random months. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. [/CalRGB << During this confusion, a group of people known as the Amorites entered Mesopotamia and took over. 1145 17th Street NW >> Introducing Textbook Solutions. stream Since the beginning of the 1800s, about half a million Babylonian tablets have been Babylonian civilization was much ahead of its time, and had many novel systems that the modern day world still uses. ��IPW�U���K�l���������r������b�q�J��A�*K�B��4��ܨJ�4�;���`��#y� ���>�I{F��¼�"ʈ�D�F��E$ National Geographic Headquarters �����sc�n�4$9eF��=�G=�D��8?�������cl}�����,��/�\Fd�k��(@9l{ ���W�s����a'L��nW��_��g��s���~���YY��Lu�[��R �6G?J��YDNٱJ�/��+uCۚu0�����@6��[�!��*���7�k��v69,��.9R���������n3�D��RH� ���&��!� group of nations, territories or other groups of people controlled by a single, more powerful authority. This can lead into a discussion of why so many empires arose in Mesopotamia. CIVILIZATION THE WORD "BABYLON"- WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Both Hammurabi’s empire and the Neo-Babylonian empire of Nebuchadnezzar II adopted the name, and the empires overlap with the area of Sumer, the Hittite Empire, and the Assyrian Empire.Have students use the map to identify the areas covered by each of the five regions shown in the key, while … Finally, have students focus on the Hittite invasions. Babylonian Mathematics 2 A writing system was quite developed in ancient Babylon and it was called cuneiform. endobj If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. The Babylonians finally systematized a strictly lunar calendar which began with. /TT4 5 0 R Encourage students to speculate about why the map is called Babylon. Political Setting Economic Life Socio-cultural Status Contributions to the World 2. /Domain [0 1] 2 0 obj /TT2 4 0 R /Length 1681 Have them compare the geographical features of the Hittite region with those of the Mesopotamian empires to deduce what goals the Hittites might have had for seeking territory in the regions they moved into. /GS1 12 0 R For experimental use during the school year 1964-65. %PDF-1.2 Get step-by-step explanations, verified by experts. x��VKo1�ϯȍ�Ä�y[�D�Fp�8l����[���q�xi�ё�^DZ?v��J The city of Babylon, whose ruins are located in present-day Iraq, was founded more than 4,000 years ago as a small port town on the Euphrates River. Image Credit: leftovershistory. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. stream If you have questions about licensing content on this page, please contact ngimagecollection@natgeo.com for more information and to obtain a license. You cannot download interactives. /Filter /FlateDecode Scribd will begin operating the SlideShare business on December 1, 2020 and What is civilization? Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. Babylonian-Civilization.docx - BABYLONIAN CIVILIZATION Submitted by Elizalde Jenny Aubrey Fabros Jocel Kyra Rose Udtohan Ricalyn I-BBA\/BSA Submitted to, was a state in ancient Mesopotamia. This revised edition was prepared by the author and Project St aff. All rights reserved. Highlight the importance of waterways, which would enable irrigation, agriculture, and therefore civilization, by noting the centrality of waterways in each empire. endobj The town of Babylon was located along the Euphrates River in present-day Iraq, about 50 miles south of Baghdad. Margot Willis, National Geographic Society. She or he will best know the preferred format. Source. Imperial Rome describes the period of the Roman Empire (27 B.C. The town of Babylon was located along the Euphrates River in present-day Iraq, about 50 miles south of Baghdad. Have students practice using the map by inviting volunteers to ask the class questions based on the map information, the answer to which is one of the regions.

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