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Babylonia and AssyriaTwo Empires of MesopotamiaLesson 2-2TN SPI 6.1.3, 6.4.1, 6.4.3, 6.5.10 Key Terms Empire – many territories and peoples controlled by one government Babylon – the capital of Babylonia; a city of great wealth and luxury Caravan – a group of travelers journeying together Bazaar – a market selling different kinds of goods The Two Empires of Mesopotamia After the Sumerians were defeated, Mesopotamia had two main empires: Babylonia and Assyria. An empire is an area of many territories and people that are controlled by one government. (Collection of Civilizations) The Babylonian empire lasted from c1800 BC to c1600 BC. The Assyrian empire lasted from c665 BC to c612 BC. Babylon and King Hammurabi The Babylonian people created a monarchy supported by a system of taxation to pay for running the government. Tax collectors traveled throughout the empire collecting tax money from citizens. The king of Babylon was Hammurabi. Hammurabi united the cities of Sumer and then expanded his empire. Babylon Empire – 1787 B.C. A Crossroads of Trade Babylon became rich due to trade. Caravans, traveled back and forth from the Sumerian cities in the south to the city of Akkad in the north. Along the way, they always stopped in Babylon to trade. Roads were built throughout the empire which made travel easier and encouraged trade. Babylon had special markets, called bazaars, that people could go to and buy cotton cloth from India. They could also buy spices from Egypt there. Hammurabi’s Code Hammurabi was the king who united most of Mesopotamia and conquered the Sumerians. Hammurabi developed a written set of laws for his people to follow in 1790 BC. A total of 282 laws form the Hammurabi’s Code. Law number 196 states: If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. Some people summarize Hammurabi’s code by saying “an eye for an eye.” A statue of Hammurabi Hammurabi’s Code provided that the punishment should be similar to the crime