Which factor contributed to the rise of the Babylonian Empire? The Babylonians returned to local rule. The Babylonians conquered the Akkadians. The Babylonians destroyed the Hittite capital. The Babylonians took over the Fertile Crescent.

The Babylonians took over the Fertile Crescent.

Explanation:

The Fertile Crescent is an area in the middle east that runs from the Persian Gulf and curves around Mesopotamia to include parts of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt.

This area is often hailed as the Cradle of Civilisation as the inhabitants pioneered Agriculture, literacy and other things.

Around 2000 BC, the late Babylonian Empire took over the Fertile Crescent thereby leading to an unprecedented rise in the power of the Babylonian Empire.

Their rule was further consolidated by great emperors like Hammurabi who is quite famous for his principles of law known as ''Hammurabi's Code''.

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.

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