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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Babylonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Babylonia was a state in the south part of Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad.
		Babylonia, named for its capital city, Babylon, was an ancient state in the south part of Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad.
		The invasion of Babylonia by Cyrus was doubtless facilitated by the existence of a disaffected party in the state, as well as by the presence of foreign exiles like the Jews, who had been planted in the midst of the country.
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	Babylonia and Assyria - LoveToKnow 1911
		Assyria, however, was aided by civil war in Elam itself; the country was wasted with fire and sword,, and its capital Susa or Shushan levelled with the ground.
		In Babylonia the abundance of clay and want of stone led to the employment of brick; the Babylonian temples are massive but shapeless structures of crude brick, supported by buttresses, the rain being carried off by drains, one of which at Ur was of lead.
		Babylonia on the shores of the Persian Gulf; that its kings were contemporaneous with the later kings of Dynasty I. and with the earlier kings of Dynasty III.
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	Assyria - MSN Encarta
		Assyria (ancient Ashur, Ashshur, or Assur), ancient country of Asia, extending from about the northern border of present-day Iraq south to the mouth of the Little Zab River, in the northern part of Iraq.
		The ethnic composition of the earliest farming communities of Assyria is unknown; the inhabitants may have been a people known in later days as Subarians, who spoke an agglutinative language rather than an inflected one.
		Assyria remained in subjection until early in the 14th century, when the Mitanni Kingdom suffered a serious defeat at the hands of the rising empire of the Hittites to the north.
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	Assyria
		In treating of Assyria it is extremely difficult not to speak at the same time of its sister, or rather mother country, Babylonia, as the peoples of these two countries, the Semitic Babylonians and Assyrians, are both ethnographically and linguistically the same race, with identical religion, language, literature, and civilization.
		Further valuable help may be obtained from the so-called "Synchronous History" of Babylonia and Assyria, which consists of a brief summary of the relations between the two countries from the earliest times in regard to their respective boundary lines.
		He is said to have begun life as gardener, to have distinguished himself as a soldier, and to have been elevated to the throne by the army.
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	Early history of Assyria
		In the north, Assyria was later bordered by the mountain state of Urartu; to the east and southeast its neighbour was the region around ancient Nuzi (near modern Kirkuk, "Arrapchitis" [Arrapkha] of the Greeks).
		The reign of Ashur-dan III (772-755) was shadowed by rebellions and by epidemics of plague.
		Outstanding are the depictions of the battles in the lagoons, the life in the military camps, and the deportations.
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	Babylonia and Assyria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Babylonia was a land of merchants and agriculturists; Assyria was an organized camp.
		The Babylonian king remained a priest to the last, under the control of a powerful hierarchy; the Assyrian king was the autocratic general of an army, at whose side stood in early days a feudal nobility, aided from the reign of Tiglath-pileser III onwards by an elaborate bureaucracy.
		Hence the sudden collapse of Assyria when drained of its fighting population in the age of Assur-bani-pal.
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	ASSYRIA
		To the west of Assyria a Semitic group of nomads, known as Aramaeans, was on the move.
		Assyria resisted the pressures and attacks of its new neighbors ferociously and, except for brief intervals, successfully.
		He relieved Assyria from the pressure of the Aramaean tribes that were menacing the valley of the central Tigris, expelled the Urartians from Syria, annexed the Aramaean states of Arpad and Damascus, subjugated the cities of Palestine, and made himself the ruler of Babylonia.
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	Assyria
		Assyria proper was located in a mountainous region, extending along the Tigris as far as the high Gordiaean or Carduchian mountain range of Armenia, sometimes called the "Mountains of Ashur".
		The population of Assyria was rather small, and the main cities were Ashur, Kalhu and Nineveh, all situated in the Tigris river valley.
		Assyria, therefore, was ill-prepared to face the hordes of Scythians and Medes who now began to harass the frontiers to the east; Asia Minor too was infested by the Cimmerians.
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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Babylonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Arrival of the Semites to Babylonia and Assyria
		Sumer (or Å umer) was the earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East, located in the southern part of Mesopotamia (southeastern Iran) from the time of the earliest records in the mid 4th millennium BC until the rise of Babylonia in the late 3rd millennium BC.
		The Babylonian king remained a priest to the last, under the control of a powerful hierarchy; the Assyrian king was the autocratic general of an army, at whose side stood in early days a feudal nobility, aided from the reign of Tiglath-pileser III onwards by an elaborate bureaucracy.
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	Babylonian - Tower of Babel
		Babylonia later fell under the rule of the dynasty of the Sealand, at least for a brief period.
		After Assyria freed itself of Mitanni domination early in the 14th century BC, its rulers began to interfere in the affairs of Babylonia and sought to control it politically.
		They were eventually successful, and a weakened Babylonia fell prey to the Elamites, who invaded it from the east, deposed its Kassite king, and practically reduced it to a state of vassalage.
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	Babylonia - MSN Encarta
		Babylonia (Babylonian Bābili,”gate of God”; Old Persian Babirush), ancient country of Mesopotamia, known originally as Sumer and later as Sumer and Akkad, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, south of modern Baghdād, Iraq.
		The resulting way of life proved to be so effective that it underwent relatively little change for some 1200 years.
		Babylonian society consisted of three classes represented by the awilu, a free person of the upper class; the wardu, or slave; and the mushkenu, a free person of low estate, who ranked legally between the awilu and the wardu.
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	Assyro-Babylonian culture: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Assyrian culture came from Babylonia, but even here there was a difference between the two countries.
		There was little in Assyrian literature that was original, and education, which was general in Babylonia, was in the northern kingdom confined for the most part to a single class.
		A considerable amount of Semitic Babylonian literature[?] was translated from Sumerian originals, and the language of religion and law long continued to be the old agglutinative language of Chaldaea[?].
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		After endless loss of life and property, they had nearly always issued in the establishment of the belligerents in their respective possessions, with possibly the cession of some few small towns or fortresses to the stronger party, most of which, however, were destined to come back to its former possessor in the very next campaign.
		Assyria was superior to all of them, if not in the valour of its troops, at least numerically, and, towering in the midst of them, she could single out at will whichever tribe offered the easiest prey, and falling on it suddenly, would crush it by sheer force of weight.
		Assyria was bounded on the east by a line of small states, comprising the Katna* and the Bît-Khalupi,** whose towns, placed alternately like sentries on each side the Khabur, protected her from the incursions of the Bedâwin.
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	Babylonia - Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Hammurabi, who had his capital at Babylon, issued the code of laws for the management of his large empire—for he was in control of most of the Tigris and Euphrates region even before he defeated the Elamites.
		Babylonia degenerated into anarchy c.1180 BC with the fall of the Kassites.
		The steady growth of Persian power spelled the end of Babylonia, and in 538 BC the last of the Babylonian rulers surrendered to Cyrus the Great (see also Belshazzar).
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	Everyday Life In Babylonia And Assyria
		Babylonia and Assyria covered approximately the region which today is known as Iraq, though some places important in the ancient civilisation are to be found in Turkey and Syria.
		The way of life which crystallised at this period under the shadow of Hammurabi was, with minor changes, the general pattern in Babylonia until, with the Persian conquest of the country in 539 B.C. and the subsequent growth of Hellenistic (Greek) influence, Babylonian civilisation finally withered away.
		Assyria was now able to reassert its independence, and this period, during the reign of Ashur-uballit I (1365-1330 B.C.), marks the beginning of the emergence of Assyria as one of the great Powers of the ancient Near East.
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Assyria
		Assyria was enjoying a period of tranquillity, which did not last, however, very long; for we find his two sons and successors, Asshur-bel-Kala and Shamshi-Ramman, seeking offensive and defensive alliances with the Kings of Babylonia.
		Assyria, and several thousands of people, as well as all the princes of the royal family, were executed, so that, a few years later Elam disappeared for ever front history.
		Assyria were almost identical with those of Babylonia, the former having been derived from the latter and developed along the same lines.
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		During the period when they were competing for dominance in Mesopotamia, the neighbouring sister-states of Babylonia and Assyria differed essentially in character.
		Babylonia was a land of merchants and agriculturists; Assyria became an organized military camp.
		Hence the sudden collapse of Assyria when drained of its fighting population in the age of Assur-bani-pal.
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	Babylonia
		The armies of Babylonia were well-disciplined, and they conquered the city-states of Isin, Elam, and Uruk, and the strong Kingdom of Mari.
		He was overthrown following the sack of Babylon in 1595 BC by the Hittite king Mursili I, and Babylonia was turned over to the Kassites (Kossaeans) from the mountains of Iran, with whom Samsu-Iluna had already come into conflict in his 6th year.
		Cyrus now claimed to be the legitimate successor of the ancient Babylonian kings and the avenger of Bel-Marduk, who was assumed to be wrathful at the impiety of Nabonidus in removing the images of the local gods from their ancestral shrines, to his capital Babylon.
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	Babylonia and Assyria, Religion of - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		The religion of Babylonia and Assyria is that system of belief in higher things with which the peoples of the Tigris and Euphrates valley strove to put themselves into relations, in order to live their lives.
		Babylonia might struggle never so hard to lift Marduk to high and still higher position, but in spite of all its efforts he remains to the very end of the days only one god among many.
		No question concerning the religion of Babylonia and Assyria is of so great interest and importance to students of the Bible as the question of the relation between this religion and the faith of Yahweh, as professed by Israel.
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	Babylonia
		Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria Lewis Spence
		The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Theophilus G. Pinches (Many deities' names are now read differently, but this detailed 1906 Work is a classic)
		The Civilization of Babylonia and Assyria; its remains, language, history, religion, commerce, law, art, and literature, by Morris Jastrow, Jr.
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	Mesopotamia
		The civilized life that emerged at Sumer was shaped by two conflicting factors: the unpredictability of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which at any time could unleash devastating floods that wiped out entire peoples, and the extreme fecundity of the river valleys, caused by centuries-old deposits of soil.
		Their poverty was exacerbated by the extremely high taxes levied on them: they owed the Iranian crown 1,000 talents of silver a year, in addition to having to meet the extortionate demands of the local administrators, and they were responsible for feeding the Iranian court for four months every year.
		The basic principles of mathematics and astronomy, the coronation of kings, and such symbols as the tree of life, the Maltese cross, and the crescent are part of Mesopotamia's legacy.
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	Social life in Babylonia and Assyria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Castes were unknown in both Babylonia and Assyria, but the priesthood of Babylonia found its counterpart in the military aristocracy of Assyria.
		The army was raised, at all events in part, by conscription; a standing army seems to have been first organized in Assyria.
		Tents, baggage-carts and battering-rams were carried on the march, and the tartan or commander-in-chief ranked next to the king.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Babylonia
		Nabopolassar was followed by his son Nebuchadnezzar II, whose reign of 43 years made Babylon once more the mistress of the civilized world, including the conquering of Phoenicia in 585 BC.
		The invasion of Babylonia by Cyrus was doubtless facilitated by the existence of a disaffected party in the state, as well as by the presence of foreign forced exiles like the Jews, who had been planted in the midst of the country.
		The Civilization of Babylonia and Assyria; its remains, language, history, religion, commerce, law, art, and literature, by Morris Jastrow, Jr.
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	Babylonia - Definition, explanation
		The Babylonians began the empire of Babylonia in southern Mesopotamia under their sixth ruler, Hammurabi (1780–1750 BC).
		He seems to have left the defence of his kingdom to others, occupying himself with the more congenial work of excavating the foundation records of the temples and determining the dates of their builders.
		The city of Babylon, the main city of Babylonia, was found on the Euphrates River, about 110 kilomertres south of modern Baghdad, just north of what is now the Iraqi town of al-Hillah.
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		The Project Gutenberg EBook of History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 7 (of 12), by G. Maspero This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
		Assyria was bounded on the east by a line of small states, comprising the Katna* and the Bit-Khalupi,** whose towns, placed alternately like sentries on each side the Khabur, protected her from the incursions of the Bedawin.
		Bit-Zamani had belonged to Assyria by right of conquest ever since the death of Ammibaal; Izalla and Bit-Bakhiani had fulfilled their duties as vassals whenever Assur-nazir-pal had appeared in their neighbourhood; Bit-Adini alone had remained independent, though its strength was more apparent than real.
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	Some common questions about Ethical Culture: What is the Ethical Society? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		They think of it as a fellowship based upon a philosophy of life, emphasizing education and growth, social service and social reconstruction with the purpose of helping people live better lives and thus fulfill the aims of democratic society and of peace between the nations.
		Human beings will always differ in their interpretations of life and their need for intellectual and aesthetic formulations and ceremonial expressions of the meaning of life.
		The essential element which may make the difference in the life and relations of an individual may be a faith in the human rather than a faith in God.
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	CyberMuseum: Mesopotamia(Sumer, Babylon, Assyria)
		The Standard is important because it portrays the 3 main social levels in the city of Ur.
		This boardgame, found in the Royal Tombs of Ur, is perhaps the oldest in the world.
		A wealthy empire eventually rose to challenge the supremacy of Assyria.
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	AllRefer.com - Babylonia (Ancient History, Middle East) - Encyclopedia
		The name is sometimes given to the whole civilization of S Mesopotamia, including the states established by the city rulers of Lagash, Akkad (or Agade), Uruk, and Ur in the 3d millennium
		B.C. the last of the Babylonian rulers surrendered to Cyrus the Great (see also Belshazzar).
		1915); D. Luckenbill, Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia (1926–27); G. Driver et al., The Babylonian Laws (1952–55); H. Saggs, Everyday Life in Babylonia and Assyria (1965, repr.
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