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Ancient Babylonia - The Amorites
 Most scholars date the beginning of Babylonia to the fall of the third
dynasty of Ur, around 2000 BC because many Amorites apparently migrated from the desert into Mesopotamia.
The Amorites were a group of Semitic speaking nomads, who captured the local city-states where they established new dynasties and
adapted to the culture of the surrounding area. The Amorites had helped destroy
the Sumerian civilization and dominated Mesopotamia for about 300 years (1900-1600 BC). They ruled the land out of the city of Babylon. But soon the
Amorite immigrants and the previous locals began fighting for power, in this caused considerable confusion during this early period.
Ancient Babylonia
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