Babylonian Empires

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Kings whose power was considered absolute ruled the Babylonian empire. Consequently, under their rule, the Babylonian empire became well organized. Notably, by the elimination of governorships that were held by nobles on a hereditary basis the Babylonian empire was able to the institution a new hierarchy of national officials directly responsible to the king, Therefore, the Babylonian empire gained greater control over the resources of the empire. Additionally, the Babylonians are also credited for the development of an efficient system of communication to administer their empire more efficiently (Spielvogel, 2011). For instance, there was a network of posting stages that were established throughout the kingdom that made the use of relays of

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