" For 10 points, name this Mesopotamian civilization led by Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, who built a series of hanging gardens in its capital.
This civilization was divided into the awilu, or upper classes, musheknu, or lower classes, and wardu, or slaves. It declined when its king, Nabonidus, was captured by the Persians. One of its kings defeated the Egyptians at the Battle of Carchemish. Its king Nabopolassar allied with the Medes to defeat the Assyrians in 612. Another of its rulers developed a law code based on the principle of "an eye for an eye." For 10 points, name this Mesopotamian civilization led by Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, who built a series of hanging gardens in its capital.
This civilization was divided into the awilu, or upper classes, musheknu, or lower classes, and wardu, or slaves.
{Babylonia} [prompt on {Chaldeans}; accept {neo}-{Babylonians}]