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__**The Fall of Babylon**__:

Babylon was known as one of the most powerful empires in history, however it took a long time for Babylon to grow and become such an influential monarchy but it fell faster than it took to rise to the top. Armean Nabonidus was the ruler from (556-539) and was one of the causes of the decline of Babylon because of his religious preferences and forcing it on the public instead of going by a democracy of free choice. Environmental issues aren’t a recent concern and taking historical problems and using them in today’s matters would help us make better choices. Babylon was under the power of a monarch (a dictatorship) political system, which wasn’t the best thing and was one of the causes of the fall of Babylon. These are some of the most significant lessons our world today can learn from the fall of the Babylonian people.

Firstly, having an opinion is always great, but using your power to impose your way of life on others is a different issue. Nabonidus believed that promoting to his people the worship of one god would be the best way to live their lives. The priests and inhabitants of Babylon didn’t agree with his suggestion and wanted to continue to believe in the several gods that they worshiped. For example, in North America we have a Democratic political system that allows the nation to have an input and say who they want for their leader having a better outcome for the populace. The lessons that we can learn from this is that having a political system where the citizens have a say in what goes on is possibly a better way we should consider to rule our countries with for today and for future political arrangements. Second, our environment is essential and irreplaceable, this is why we need to be careful and be aware that even the little things we do can turn into drastic changes. Babylonia at one point had dried up the feeder Rivers that had provided the established people of the east of An Nasiriyah with clean drinking water. Drying up these water supplying rivers and streams lead to the destruction of the natural habitat for the wild life and sufficient supply of clean water. The message we can learn from the Babylonians is that being wasteful with the things we take for granted and not preserving them will lead to our civilization’s destruction. Society can not ignore he environment when it is the most important resource for the human existence. Third, Babylonia was under the control of a monarch political system and was one of the reasons Babylon declined. Having a political system where the king has the say in everything limits the ideas and achievements one city can accomplish. Today’s world can learn that a monarchy sometimes results in devastation for the inhabitants. Therefore the civilians can’t contribute any ideas or thoughts that might be in the best interest for the country. Everybody’s say is important whether it’s right or wrong, the more ideas the more a realm can achieve.

Learning about the previous societies and development is vital for us to discover and take in the important lessons that can be used. Educating yourself about the mistakes previous people have done can assist us to try our best to not make the same faults. History, is recorded for the people of the future, we should use it in the way it was left for us to employ. The Babylonians have made a huge imprint in the world and will never be forgotten. These are the significant lessons that our world today can learn from the fall of Babylon.