![]() Although they lived in a desert area, they used a very complex system of irrigation to water their crops. The Babylonians lived in the area of present day southern Iraq, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It was perhaps the first city to reach a population above 200,000. It has been estimated that Babylon was the largest city in the world from 1770 to 1670 BC, and again between 612 and 320 BC. A very intelligent people and extremly advanced for their time, they valued both mathematics and literature. They were very skilled in the arts, science and mathematics. ![]() ![]() The Babylonians, one of the first civilizations, existed about 4000 to 2500 years ago.
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