Cities
Babylon
Babylon was the capital city and the center of the Babylonian empire. During the peak, Babylon was the biggest city in the world, with the population of more than 200,000 people. It was home for king such as Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which are one of the seven wonders in the world, was also located in Babylon. The ruins of the city can be found in Baghad, Iraq. Babylon is mentioned several times in the bible.
Sumer
Sumer is located in Southern Mesopotamia and between the two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates. Sumer was first settled around 4,000 B.C to 4,500 B.C. Sumer means land of the lords of the sun. The very first known translated language Sumerian Cuneiform was created in Sumer. The Sumerians were one of the first astronomers, they mapped the stars and they were aware of five planets that are visible to a naked eye.
Babylon was the capital city and the center of the Babylonian empire. During the peak, Babylon was the biggest city in the world, with the population of more than 200,000 people. It was home for king such as Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which are one of the seven wonders in the world, was also located in Babylon. The ruins of the city can be found in Baghad, Iraq. Babylon is mentioned several times in the bible.
Sumer
Sumer is located in Southern Mesopotamia and between the two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates. Sumer was first settled around 4,000 B.C to 4,500 B.C. Sumer means land of the lords of the sun. The very first known translated language Sumerian Cuneiform was created in Sumer. The Sumerians were one of the first astronomers, they mapped the stars and they were aware of five planets that are visible to a naked eye.
The cities were very organized. The cities were well organized by an organized government. People who would be a part of the organized government would be the king of the city-state, priests, and government officials. They kept the city on track and took care of them.
Organized government
Sumer
As far as people know, the Sumerians did not write their laws down. The king made a law, and everyone else was expected to learn the law and obey it. If someone broke the law, either he or she will get a punishment. The punishment was depended on what the person have done. If the person stole something, the person would be punished according to what the person stole. Everyone knew what the law was, so there cannot have been an excuse saying that they didn't know the law. Sumer was organized into city-states, and each city-states had its own royal family, its own military and its own king. If a king give a new law in its city-state, soon, they consider whether it is a good law or not, and if they have decided that it is a good law, all the city-states adopted the same law. Although they were separate city states and fought with each other, they pretty much had the same laws and punishments, cultures, life-style, and religion. People had freedom to move from a city to a city for trade, and also to live.
Sumerians loved to tell exciting stories about heroics of their ancestors. One of the stories they told was the Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was one of the king in Uruk(a city in Sumer), his name is on the list of kings of Sumer which was recovered from the library Nineveh. People will probably never find out exactly if actually existed as a real person, or if he was just made up by the Sumerians. However, according to the story, he was a part of god and a part of human with some powers of gods. Gilgamesh was the first superhero. According to the epics, Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu fought some monsters, went across mountains and rivers, rescued people in need, and protected the people of Sumer. The epic of Gilgamesh was written down in cuneiform on clay tablets.
Babylon
As the Sumerian city-states were weakened, the city-state of Babylon took over. For a while, the Babylon ruled the whole South Mesopotamian region. The government and the laws of Babylon were just like the government and the laws of Sumer. There was a king and the nobles who rule with a help of an assembly of people. The laws of Babylon were taken from the laws of Sumer. Everyone was expected to know and follow the laws. To make sure that everyone followed the laws, King Hammurabi, one of the kings of Babylon, had the laws written down on stone tablets, so that every single person will be treated equally under the law. King Hammurabi had his own code, which is "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth." The code was intended to discourage people to make lawsuits.
As far as people know, the Sumerians did not write their laws down. The king made a law, and everyone else was expected to learn the law and obey it. If someone broke the law, either he or she will get a punishment. The punishment was depended on what the person have done. If the person stole something, the person would be punished according to what the person stole. Everyone knew what the law was, so there cannot have been an excuse saying that they didn't know the law. Sumer was organized into city-states, and each city-states had its own royal family, its own military and its own king. If a king give a new law in its city-state, soon, they consider whether it is a good law or not, and if they have decided that it is a good law, all the city-states adopted the same law. Although they were separate city states and fought with each other, they pretty much had the same laws and punishments, cultures, life-style, and religion. People had freedom to move from a city to a city for trade, and also to live.
Sumerians loved to tell exciting stories about heroics of their ancestors. One of the stories they told was the Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was one of the king in Uruk(a city in Sumer), his name is on the list of kings of Sumer which was recovered from the library Nineveh. People will probably never find out exactly if actually existed as a real person, or if he was just made up by the Sumerians. However, according to the story, he was a part of god and a part of human with some powers of gods. Gilgamesh was the first superhero. According to the epics, Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu fought some monsters, went across mountains and rivers, rescued people in need, and protected the people of Sumer. The epic of Gilgamesh was written down in cuneiform on clay tablets.
Babylon
As the Sumerian city-states were weakened, the city-state of Babylon took over. For a while, the Babylon ruled the whole South Mesopotamian region. The government and the laws of Babylon were just like the government and the laws of Sumer. There was a king and the nobles who rule with a help of an assembly of people. The laws of Babylon were taken from the laws of Sumer. Everyone was expected to know and follow the laws. To make sure that everyone followed the laws, King Hammurabi, one of the kings of Babylon, had the laws written down on stone tablets, so that every single person will be treated equally under the law. King Hammurabi had his own code, which is "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth." The code was intended to discourage people to make lawsuits.