We know from history that Noah preceded the tower of Babel.
Only if you believe the Bible.
Any number of cultures have flood myths. The Maasai of Africa have an amazing one about a couple saved by a ship, they wee directed by God to bring animals and seeds. They release a dove to determine if the water has receded. Does this sound at all familiar?
In India Lord Vishnu tells a man to collect all the grains in the world and the animals to preserve them.