Download Spy Mesopotamia

Operation Ancient Civilization
Intelligence Brief
Agent: EXAMPLE
Special Division: BABYLON
Missing:
Epic of Gilgamesh
Intel: Disappeared
January 13th, 2013
from the Museum of
Ancient
Mesopotamian Art
Objective:
• To find Intel on: BABYLON
– The Capital of Mesopotamia
– Golden Age: during the reign of Hammurabi
– Founded by: NABOPOLASSAR
– 625 BC
Suspect:
HaRdly Worthit
Previous Crimes:
1999 The Mona Lisa,
Paris, France
2003 The Tales of Genji,
Kyoto, Japan
Location:
MODERN DAY IRAQ,
SOUTHERN END OF THE
EMPRIRE, BETWEEN THE
TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES
RIVER.
Ishtar Gate:
• Stood 46 feet high
• The bricks were glazed lazier blue.
• There were 8 gates in total
• Built in 575 BCE
• Dedicated to the Goddess Ishtar
• The PROCESSIONAL WAY marked
the sacred route to the temple of
Marduk
• The gate was designed with bulls and
dragons.
City of Babylon
Ziggurat:
often referred to as the ‘Tower of Babylon’
Small temples on top terrace
early dwelling place of the gods
Map of Babylonia
City Map
The New Empire
• The Second Babylonian Empire stretched
from the Zagros Mountains to Egypt,
across the Fertile Crescent.
• Nabopolassar founded the Empire in 625
BCE
• The Persians of Opis defeated the
Babylonians in 539 BCE
Hanging Gardens
The mythology of the gardens… no evidence exists today, which makes archeologists
suspicious that it did not exist at all. However, many kings wrote notes detailing the
irrigation of renowned gardens… making the possibility of the gardens a
discovery yet to be verified.
Summary of Intel:
• The greatest ruler was Hammurabi
– 1792-1750 BCE
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Babylon became the largest city in the world
Population: 200 000
Centre of religion and trade
Temples = wealthy businesses
1595 BCE- Hittites attack
– Kassites and Assyrians take over
• Capital again in 626 BCE