Why were the babylonians important?

Answer 1

That would depend on your context.

In the Old Testament Babylon was the empire which overthrew the Nation of Judah. This was a punishment for Judah turning from God's commands and worshiping idols. You can search the name Babylon on BibleGateway.com or BlueLetterBible.com to find out more. Off the top of my head the nation of Babylon is a major character in the books of Jeremiah, Lamentations, the later parts of 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, and the setting of the book of Daniel.

In the New Testament book of Revelation (a.k.a. Apocalypse of John) Babylon is used to symbolize a nation or power that opposes God's work.

Answer 2

Babylon - Babylon was at the crossroad of civilization for a millennia, and is perhaps the most important of all cities in antiquity. Babylon is where major leaders of history founded one of the first major cities at the crossroads of civilization, where the Hanging Garden were built

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Answer 3

Babylonian main city was in the middle of two mayor rivers. They grew more that the empire could eat and store so most mayor cities did trade with them. It you wanted to get ahead, Babylon was the place to trade for the low cost.

Answer 4

they conquered many middle eastern empires and built numerous structures

Answer 5

the city of Babylon was important because of many reasons. it is one of the world's seven wonders because we don't know if it ever really existed.

Answer 6

When the empire was at his height, other nations traded with them. It became very important to trade with them.

Answer 7

The hanging gardens.