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Assyrian vs Babylonian The two neighboring sister-states of ancient Mesopotamia competed for dominance and as such grew widely different in character. History Assyria took its name from the town of Ashur, which was the main town but it may also apply to the wide empire that was captured and ruled by the Assyrians. Assyria had better climate than Babylonia owing to the fact that it was located in a highland region north of Babylonia. Assyrians were not entireþ Semitic and their true origin is not really known. Their culture was also largely indebted to the Babylonians, the Hurrians and the Hittites. Their religion was an adoption from the Babylonians except that the presiding god of the city of Ashur became Assyria's chief dei$. Their nature of worship was animistic. Babylonia was located at the eastern end of the fertile crescent of west Asia with its capitol as Babylon. At times it was referred to as the land of the Chaldeans. There *"t" originally two political divjsions nameþ Sumer and Akkad. Both the Ass¡rrians and Babylonians made use of the Cuneiform script and all people including royalty, priests, merchants and teachers relied on writing. Nebuch adnezzar ruled Babylon for many years, his reign eventuaþ becoming one of the longest and most accomplished in human history. Some historical moments during his reign include twice capturing Jerusalem and destroying it and the buildings and walls he built in the city, which were admired by Greek historians. Orsanization While merchants and agriculturalists sprung up in Babylonia, Assyrians became more militaristic, forming an organized military camp ruled over by an autocratic kiry as the supreme ruler. Successful generals then founded Assyrian dynasties and the king was tñe autocratic general of an army, who was in the earþ days surrounded by feudal nobility. These nobles were aided, from the reign of Tiglath-Pileser onwards, by an elaborate bureaucracy. The king's palace was more sumptuous than the worship houses (temples) of the gods from which it was separate. All people were soldiers oi tittle else to the extent that even the sailor belonged to the state. This resulted to the sudden collapse of the Assyrian during the age of Ashurbanipal when was drained of its warrior population. In the neighboring Babylonia, the priesthood was the highest authority with priests having been raised to the throne by itt. revolution. Under the control of a powerful hierarchy, the Babylonian king remained a priest to the end. it http://www.differencebetween.net/miscelìaneous/difference-between-assyrian-and-babylonian/ what ls the Difference Between Babylonian & Assyrian? By Diane Evans updated June23,2011 Cuneiform Writing Assyria and Babyloniã were parts of the ancient Mesopotamia. When the Assyrian empire fell in 612F..C., Babylónia stepped in and became the most powerful state in ancient Mesopotamia. Assyria occrpied a highland region north of Babylonia on the east side of the Tigris. Located at the äastern en¿ of tne fertile crescent, Babylonia was situated between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now present day lraq. 1. Gulture o A Map of Babylonia and AssYria Cities and setflements were the first signs of civilization in the area. Empires sprang up, and the inhabitants constructed monumental buildings. New ideas and-knowledge passed through the civilizations as they rose and fell. Assyria adopted much of itsiulture from the Babylonians, includin cuneiform writing. They also invented a form of longitude and latitude for use in geographical navigation' The Babylonians took Assyrian mathematics a step further with the development of the sexagesimal system based on the number 60; this introduced the 60-second minute and the 24'hour day. They dêveloped the first writing system, and made strides in astronomy; also, they applied the Pythagorean theorem to right triangles at least a thousand years before Pythagoras was born' Religion As new groups of people moved into Mesopotamia, they often provoked wars, and the victors occupied the conquered and tand anJ'imposed'their own traditions and ieligious ideás. The conquerors adopted the some of the foreign ideas added them to their culture. aspect of . The Assyrian and Babylonian religions were similar in that they had hundreds of gods who ruled over every god. named The Assyrians their chief to respect with especially aspects, other life. But íheir religious ideas diverled in Merodach. worshiped god, the Babylonians and the chief as Assur Economy o These two Mesopotamian countries differed in their approach to economic well-being. Since Babylonia occupied the. planted fertile lands of the Tigris and the Euphrates, they were primarily interested in agriculture. Babylonian farmers to their crops, yarler the rivers from to channel grains and used dike! and irrigation ditches ln contrast, war-like Assyria focused on military undertakings, but never matched the advanced agricultural technology of the Babylonians. However, they achieved mastery of lron Age weaponry. War o The military kings of Assyria were autocrats who led the nation in its pursuit of war, invasion and conquest. Assyria had in the Middle East at that time. The technological innovations included iron swords, lances, the largest stanãing battering ram. metal armor and the "rry