1a+-+Old+Babylonians

The Old Babylonian Empire was the most powerful after the fall of Assyria. This empire is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Hammurabi was the king of Old Babylon who established bureaucracy. He took over much of Mesopotamia and improved irrigation and had strong armies. The empire grew and became stronger because bad energy for fighting was put towards the army. Therefore the Old Babylonian empire was hard to beat in a war. The Babylonians used Semetic Akkardian language for official use, and Sumerian language for religious use.