![]() ![]() The Kassite Dynasty was the longest-ruling dynasty in the history of ancient Mesopotamia, where they adopted the Babylonian culture.Babylon was renamed Kardunias during their reign.After Hammurabi died, his empire fell apart and, in 1595, the Kassites conquered Babylon and ruled for over 400 years.He had united all of Mesopotamia, and named his realm Babylonia. ![]() The First Dynasty of Babylon or the Old Babylonian Empire reached its greatest height, in terms of territory and power, under the rule of Hammurabi.The most famous rule he set is now known as an eye for an eye. He established a bureaucracy with taxation and centralized government.King Hammurabi established the earliest set of laws called Hammurabi’s Code, recorded on clay tablets and tall pillars of stone called steles.The Amorite prince transformed the city into one of the most powerful and influential in all of Mesopotamia.It was initially a small provincial town, but it greatly expanded during the reign of King Hammurabi to become a major capital city.The known history of Babylon then begins with its most famous king, Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE).Two civilizations flourished in the region that would later be known as Babylonia: Sumer in the south and Akkad in the north.It is the region of the two rivers, Euphrates and Tigris. Mesopotamian civilization was one of the earliest in world history.See the fact file below for more information on the Babylonia or alternatively, you can download our 27-page Babylonia worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment. 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. Its capital city was Babylon, which was derived from the word bav-il or bav-ilim meaning “The Gate of the Gods”. Download the Babylonia Facts & Worksheetsīabylonia was a city state in Mesopotamia in the 2nd millennium B.C., over 3000 years ago.
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