Other Fun Facts
1. The famous Code of Hammurabi is composed of 282 written laws regarding agriculture, industry, marriage, properties, governance and others.
2. The Code of Hammurabi was written in a huge stone tablet at the center of the city for everyone to see. This historic code was the people’s guide on their daily activities and undertakings.
3. The heart of Hammurabi’s Code is “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”.
4. Babylonian army was composed of professional soldiers.
5. The council of elders from the upper class acted as judges called “amelu”. All their court decisions were based primarily from the Code of Hammurabi. All verdicts were recorded for future references.
6. Women in Babylonian society can become priests; they can sell wine and they can establish their own business.
7. A Babylonian woman can ask dowry from her father and can ask support for life to her husband. She also has the right to her husband’s properties when the latter died.
8. Babylonians also worshipped the gods and goddesses of the Sumerians. Their greatest god is Marduk.
10. The frequent attacks of Kassites followed by the Hittites led to the fall of Babylonia.
2. The Code of Hammurabi was written in a huge stone tablet at the center of the city for everyone to see. This historic code was the people’s guide on their daily activities and undertakings.
3. The heart of Hammurabi’s Code is “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”.
4. Babylonian army was composed of professional soldiers.
5. The council of elders from the upper class acted as judges called “amelu”. All their court decisions were based primarily from the Code of Hammurabi. All verdicts were recorded for future references.
6. Women in Babylonian society can become priests; they can sell wine and they can establish their own business.
7. A Babylonian woman can ask dowry from her father and can ask support for life to her husband. She also has the right to her husband’s properties when the latter died.
8. Babylonians also worshipped the gods and goddesses of the Sumerians. Their greatest god is Marduk.
10. The frequent attacks of Kassites followed by the Hittites led to the fall of Babylonia.
Watch the video below to learn all about Babylon, along with some fun facts.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon
http://history.knoji.com/the-most-important-contributions-of-the-babylonians-interesting-historical-facts/
http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/babylonian_empire.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon
http://history.knoji.com/the-most-important-contributions-of-the-babylonians-interesting-historical-facts/
http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/babylonian_empire.php