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Where are the ruins of Babylon today?
Answer: Iraq
Why: Despite its fame, Babylon only became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2019.
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Who first divided the zodiac into 12 signs?
Answer: Babylonians
Why: Greek astronomers inherited the twelve signs, and the 360-degree circle behind them, from Babylonian sky-watchers.
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Whose law code is the oldest that still survives?
Answer: Ur-Nammu
Why: Ur-Nammu died around 2094 BC, so his laws are roughly three centuries older than Hammurabi's code.
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Which material were most ziggurats built from?
Answer: Mud brick
Why: Building stone had to be hauled long distances, while clay for bricks was freely available on the spot.
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What number base did Babylonian mathematicians use?
Answer: Base 60
Why: Base 60 lives on in clocks and map coordinates: 60 seconds make a minute, and 60 minutes make an hour.
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How long does the Sumerian King List say Alulim reigned?
Answer: 28,800 years
Why: All eight kings the list places before the flood reign a combined 241,200 years.
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