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1. The Blueprint of a Metropolis: Urban Design and Architecture

: Centuries before the Greeks popularized it, Babylonian architects employed a grid-like street pattern designed for the efficient movement of its nearly 200,000 residents. 1.3.1 , 1.3.7 2625x1470 History ancient historical babylon ar...

: Babylonian scholars were meticulous record-keepers, tracking the motion of Jupiter and predicting eclipses with the Saros cycle —data that modern astronomers still use to study changes in Earth’s rotation. 1.2.7, 1.5.5 3. Iconic Figures: The Kings Who Built an Empire 000 residents. 1.3.1