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The Babylonians (March 3, 2023), TAKS 4 Partner research and presentation:…

- - - - goes to the island of the blessed
        
        eventually settles for being mortal
  - - - were studying the stars, lightning, earthquakes, etc.
        
        were used as a source of omens
        
        also to "determine the will of the gods"
        
        to understand the god's thoughts
      - priests carried out divination rituals - respected and consulted by everyone (including higher officials)
  - - - to solve practical problems and use them in real life: engineering and quantity surveying
  - - - cities were rebelling
      - kassites invaded while the empire was in a weak state
    - - stole statue of marduk from the god's temple
  - - - babylon became the cultural capital of Mesopotamia again
    - - insurance against assyria
        
        assyria was growing in power
  - - - in this dynasty, the famous king was named nebuchadnezzar I - reigned from around 1125-1104 BCE
        
        defeated elamites and restored hope for the babylonians
    - - during this period, aramaean tribesmen executed many invasions from the west
        
        to seize farming land
  - - - 8th century BCE, chaldeans (a tribe of semitic speakers) disturbed their politics
        
        tried to achieve the babylonian throne, and succeeded twice
        
        lived in wealthy villages, raising kattle and horses
- - - - lots of green and vegetation
      - north-western part of iran today
  - - - during the rule of Nebuchadnezzar II
  - - - machines (with screws) that would bring water from the (euphrates(?)) to the plants