Editing Mesopotamia (section)

===Power===
When Assyria grew into an empire, it was divided into smaller parts, called [[provinces]]. Each of these were named after their main cities, like [[Nineveh]], [[Samaria]], [[Damascus]], and [[Arpad (Syria)|Arpad]]. They all had their own governor, who had to make sure everyone paid their taxes. Governors had to call up soldiers to war and supply workers when a temple was built. He was responsible for enforcing the laws. In this way, it was easier to keep control of a large empire.

Although Babylon was quite a small [[Sovereign state|state]] in Sumer, it grew tremendously throughout the time of [[Hammurabi]]'s rule. He was known as "the lawmaker" and created the [[Code of Hammurabi]]. Soon [[Babylon]] became one of the main cities in Mesopotamia. It was later called Babylonia, which meant "the gateway of the gods." It became one of history's greatest centers of learning.