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Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization

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<p><span>Uncover the undeniable legacy that the Mesopotamians left the world.</span></p>

Syllabus

01: Uncovering Near Eastern Civilization
02: Natufian Villagers and Early Settlements
03: Neolithic Farming, Trade, and Pottery
04: Eridu and Other Towns in the Ubaid Period
05: Uruk, the World’s Biggest City
06: Mesopotamia’s First Kings and the Military
07: Early Dynastic Workers and Worshipers
08: Lugalzagesi of Umma and Sargon of Akkad
09: Akkadian Empire Arts and Gods
10: The Fall of Akkad and Gudea of Lagash
11: Ur III Households, Accounts, and Ziggurats
12: Migrants and Old Assyrian Merchants
13: Royalty and Palace Intrigue at Mari
14: War and Society in Hammurabi’s Time
15: Justice in the Old Babylonian Period
16: The Hana Kingdom and Clues to a Dark Age
17: Princess Tadu-Hepa, Diplomacy, and Marriage
18: Land Grants and Royal Favor in Mittani
19: The Late Bronze Age and the End of Peace
20: Assyria Ascending
21: Ashurbanipal’s Library and Gilgamesh
22: Neo-Assyrian Empire, Warfare, and Collapse
23: Babylon and the New Year's Festival
24: End of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
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Amanda H. Podany

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