What was the reason for the demise of ancient Babylon?

1. Due to the development of the city and the increase of population, Babylon's demand for cultivated land and wood increased, so it cleared deforestation and changed forests into farmland.

2. There is no forest to fix water and soil, so desertification, soil erosion and so on began to appear, and farmland gradually became desert.

3. The shortage of farmland naturally leads to the shortage of food, which in turn leads to civil strife in the country, which naturally reduces the national strength and gives the surrounding barbarians an opportunity.

Extended data

Ancient Babylonian society was divided into three levels:

First, "Avilu" is a free man with full authority, the upper class is the ruling class, and the lower class is mostly yeomen and soldiers who pay taxes, perform military service and corvee;

Secondly, "Muxiqinnu" was a free man who had no right to attach himself to the royal land, and there were other dependent classes similar to Muxiqinnu in Babylonian times.

Third, "Waldo" (male slave) and "Amtu" (female slave) are slave classes;

4. The priest is the attendant of the temple, and is responsible for presiding over sacrificial activities, festival ceremonies, chanting prayers, divination, etc. They were one of the most special classes in ancient Mesopotamia.

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