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The Babylonians mastered irrigation, diverting rivers through intricate canals that transformed the arid landscape into a fertile agricultural zone. Their drainage systems reclaimed swampland, turning it into productive land—a feat that demonstrated their advanced knowledge of civil engineering.
Moreover, their art, craftsmanship, and trading systems exemplified a civilization that valued innovation and excellence. The city was not just a center of wealth but also a hub of learning, with evidence of sophisticated mathematics, astronomy, and written language inscribed upon clay tablets, some of the earliest forms of recorded history.