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==The Expansion under Hammurabi==

==The Expansion under Hammurabi==

Great leader Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC) made [[Babylon]] the capital and center of his kingdom. Babylon, centered on the Euphrates river in modern day free Iraq, was one of the largest cities in the world at its time. It people drew much of their beliefs from the [[Sumerians]]. <ref>http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/babylon.html</ref>

Great leader Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC) made [[Babylon]] the capital and center of his kingdom. Babylon, centered on the Euphrates river in modern day free Iraq, was one of the largest cities in the world at its time. It people drew much of their beliefs from the [[Sumerians]].<ref>http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/babylon.html</ref>

== Culture and Beliefs ==

== Culture and Beliefs ==

Babylonian religious belief is centered on a creation story, described in 6 tablets of stone hieroglyphics with a seventh glorifying the work done by [[God]]. Due to their proximity to the early People of God, perhaps this is an echo of a shared memory of the true creation. <ref>http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/babylon.htm</ref>

Babylonian religious belief is centered on a creation story, described in 6 tablets of stone hieroglyphics with a seventh glorifying the work done by [[God]]. Due to their proximity to the early People of God, perhaps this is an echo of a shared memory of the true creation.<ref>http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/babylon.htm</ref>

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[[Category:Ancient History]]