Hammurabi's Babylonia

King Hammurabi was on of world's greatest ruler, he was the king of Babylonia in 1792 B.C. He was the cause of some great improvements in Arts, science, commerce and created many rules, also known as "The code of Hammurabi". Hammurabi seriously helped Babylonia to have some good agriculture by having some good irrigation systems and always checking if there were good farm lands. Because the agriculture was so good, they had surplus that they stored and traded, it's one of the reasons that Babylonia became an important trading center. And because the trades were working so well the economy flourished. The economy was so great that Babylonia was able to construct some magnificent temples and palaces.
At this time "kings, high priests, wealthy upper class families, and some well placed government official had splendid homes and wore the finest garments." Then came the craft-workers, farmers, tradespeople, clerks and merchant, they lived in quite simple house and really had to work hard to be able to feed there families. Finally slaves were the lowest rung, but compared to other places, they had some rights, they could have some "after-work jobs" and could buy there own freedom. Hammurabi even tried to give some women rights, for example woman were able to have there own money.

In conclusion, Hammurabi was a very fair ruler at his time and  made Babylonia's economic, trade and agriculture flourish.