What city is the article about?
Babylon
When was it the largest city in the world?
from c. 1770 to 1670 BC
Was Nippur ever a holy city?
yes
What did Hammurabi create?
a short-lived empire
when?
in the 18th century BC
In what country are the remains today?
Iraq
where in Iraq?
south of Baghdad
What was it known as before babylonia?
Nippur
did it have a large population?
yes
What river was it built on?
the Euphrates river
Who ruled the city after the fall of neo-babylonian Empire?
Achaemenid
and?
Romans
who else?
Seleucids
any more?
Parthians
and?
and Sassanid empires
what was one of the ancient wonder of the world?
The Hanging Gardens
what was Babylon?
a key kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia
what was done to stop the floods?
it was built on steep embankments
was it ever a small city?
yes
when?
2300 BC