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A vibrant trading system developed, bringing manufactured goods and raw materials from as far as Turkey, and even India, 1500 miles away. Trade became integral to the economy and the culture. In this lesson, students explore the trade industry in Old Babylonia and its far-flung influence. That was life for the Babylonian citizens.
Grain, oils and textiles were taken from Babylonia to foreign cities and exchanged for timber, wine, precious metals and stones. In addition, merchants from other countries travelled to Babylonia to exchange their goods. Though farming was the main industry of the ancient Babylonian, trade was also an integral part of their life and of Babylonian civilization. A king could not raise taxes for some great war from poor peasants. Trade was the key to wealth. The kings knew that to preserve their own wealth they had to promote trade. They supported the merchants and would often ransom them if bandits or some hostile kingdom captured them. By promoting trade a king could tax people.
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Babylon was located on the major trade route between which two large bodies of water?
Babylon was located on the major trade route between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River.
What did the grat highway leading from Babylon to several other city's help Babylon to become?
The greatest trade post in that time.
Why was the location of Babylon important in trade?
Babylon's ruins are near the modern city of Al Hillah and about 55 miles south of Iraq's capital of Baghdad. Only fragments of some building foundations remain. Babylon became an important center for trade because it had good population. It was a well-known place for trade because it was the capitol of Mesopotamia. Everyone came to the place for trading.
In order to trade goods did Babylon travel between cities?
The Babylons were able to trade between cities, they had to use a boat of some sort and the Euphrates River.
How did the Babylon empire get rich?
In the Babylonian empire there was no coin at the beginning but silver and gold were good for the trade. The city was a good trade post since there were plenty of water and grain and fruits available year round.
Why was the capitol of Babylon the crossroad of trade?
Babylon had a good source of water so they had and grains and fruits to trade. This made it an important trading post.
Why was Babylon a natural trade of crossroad?
Babylon is natural crossroad of trade because it was located between Assyria and the City of Sumer.
Why did Babylon become an important center of trade?
Babylon had a good water supply so is was rich in fruits and grains.
Babylon was located on the major trade route between which two large bodies of water?
Babylon was located on the major trade route between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River.
What important center was Babylon located in?
Important center of Trade
How did the people in ancient Babylon pay for things?
Trade or coins.
What did the grat highway leading from Babylon to several other city's help Babylon to become?
The greatest trade post in that time.
Why Rastafarian refers to society as Babylon?
Most Rastafarians believe that the Western culture and society is the 'Babylon' mentioned in the Bible. They also believe that 'Babylon' was built on the African slave trade.
Why did Babylon become an import trading post?
Because Babylon has a lot of rivers so then they ship and trade things through the rivers.
Babylon was a crossroads of trade because of its location?
on the Nile and Tigris rivers
Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean sea and the?
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Why was the location of Babylon important in trade?
Babylon's ruins are near the modern city of Al Hillah and about 55 miles south of Iraq's capital of Baghdad. Only fragments of some building foundations remain. Babylon became an important center for trade because it had good population. It was a well-known place for trade because it was the capitol of Mesopotamia. Everyone came to the place for trading.
