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Where was the Great City of the Ancient World?

Babylon was the great city of the ancient world. It was the capital kingdom of Babylonian and of Babylonian empires. Babylon stood on the banks of Euphrates River near the modern city of Al Hillah in Iraq. This location helped Babylon become important trading post. The city also served as the religious centre of Babylonia; the word 'Babylon', means gate if the god. 
 
Records first mention Babylon about 2200 BCE. King Sumuabum, the first important Babylonian ruler, founded a dynasty in 1894 BCE. The best-known king od that dynasty was Hammurabi, who ruled from 1792 to 1750 BCE and won fame for developing a wise and fair code of law.<center><img alt="Image of Hanging Gardens of Babylon stood on the banks of Euphrates River near the modern city of Al Hillah in Iraq." src="http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ewj7XCiu8X4/Uxaquc25sAI/AAAAAAAAAss/upw6Yoyf4lQ/s600/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon.jpg" title="Hanging Gardens of Babylon stood on the banks of Euphrates River near the modern city of Al Hillah in Iraq." /></center><p style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 100); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; color: black; font-size: 18px; font-style: bold; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 10px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;">New Technology Has Been FoundThe period from 5000 to 500 BCE was an age of crucial new technologies—the wheel, metal tools and weapons were developed at this time. Coins were first used, and writing and mathematics developed. Babylonians also began to study the stars.

The History and Events Where was the Great City of the Ancient World?

Babylon was the great city of the ancient world. It was the capital kingdom of Babylonian and of Babylonian empires. Babylon stood on the ba...

Who Were the Franks?

When the Roman Empire collapsed, the Franks emerged in 476 AD, as the dominant force in Western Europe. The 'Franks' were made up of a group of tribes, living north and east of the Lower Rhine River in Western Germany. Clovis the First extended his territory by conquest, with the aid of the peasant farmers who owed military service to the noble land owners. 
<center><img alt="Image of Who Were the Franks?" src="http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vUVGgDnyzqo/UcQ_sTgKGrI/AAAAAAAAVVM/SSYYcgRz1JA/s600/Belisarius.png" title="Who Were the Franks?" /></center>This system of land holding and service may have formed the basis of the European feudalism. By the year 540 AD the Franks ruled most of the old Roman province of Gaul (modern-day France). 'Franks' mean 'free' as the Franks of Gaul were free of taxation. 
 
The ruling family, known as the Merovingian dynasty us named after Clovis's grandfather Merovaeus. Clovis became a Christian and made Paris his capital city. The Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne, was king from 768 to 814. After his death the Frankish empire began to break up. 
<p style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 100); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 4px; color: black; font-size: 18px; font-style: bold; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 10px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;">Carolingian Script<div style="float: right; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;"><img alt="Image of Carolingian Script" src="http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dWukZEN9j54/USPwKlFkhBI/AAAAAAAAACY/YV6B7cpEpN4/s160/BL-Add.MS-10546-Alcuin.jpg" title="Carolingian Script" /></div>The Frankish king Charlemagne introduced this writing called "Carolingian Script", which was easier for people to read and write.

The History and Events Who Were the Franks?

When the Roman Empire collapsed, the Franks emerged in 476 AD, as the dominant force in Western Europe. The 'Franks' were made up of...