How did Hammurabi make Babylon an empire?

Answer 1

Hammurabi extended his empire northward from the Persian Gulf through the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys and westward to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea by wars. After consolidating his gains under a central government at Babylon, he devoted his energies to protecting his frontiers and fostering the internal prosperity of the empire.

Answer 2

Babylon was one of the many largely Amorite ruled ancient city-states that dotted the central and southern Mesopotamian plains and waged war on each other for control of fertile agricultural land. Hammurabi ascended to the throne as the king of a minor kingdom in the midst of a complex geopolitical situation. He extended his empire northward from the Persian Gulf through the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys and westward to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. After consolidating his gains under a central government at Babylon, he devoted his energies to protecting his frontiers and fostering the internal prosperity of the empire.

Answer 3

Hammurabi is the best known and most celebrated of all Mesopotamian kings. He ruled the Babylonian Empire from 1792-50 B.C.E. Although he was concerned with keeping order in his kingdom, this was not his only reason for compiling the list of laws. When he began ruling the city-state of Babylon, he had control of no more than 50 square miles of territory. As he conquered other city-states and his empire grew, he saw the need to unify the various groups he controlled.

Answer 4

Hammurabi created his powerful empire by conquering other regions near his kingdom and merging them into his own empire.

Answer 5

Hammurabii enforced his lawss by controlling every law

Answer 6

Hammurabi Used A Code Of Law And Was Helped By Many Governors!! (:

Answer 7

Mostly Hammurabi gathered areas through war and then place a good guard to keep the Empire in peace.