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Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

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In which John presents Mesopotamia and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent. Topics covered include the birth of territorial kingdoms, empires, Neo-Assyrian torture tactics, sacred marriages, ancient labor practices, the world's first law code, and the great failed romance of John's undergrad years.Chapters: Introduction: Ancient Mesopotamia 00:00The City of Uruk 2:20The Importance of Writing 4:03Hammurabi 6:26The Assyrians 8:08An Open Letter to the Word 'Awesome' 9:55What Happened to the Assyrians? 10:40Credits 11:23Resources:The British Museum's Mesopotamia site: http://goo.gl/Fn4dN5The Epic of Gilgamesh: http://goo.gl/9i7svQ or get a hard copy at https://goo.gl/iKsCDDMesopotamia: Assyrians, Sumerians, Babylonians by Enrico Ascalone: http://goo.gl/iL487JThe Mesopotamians by TMBG: https://goo.gl/1D4lXoCredits:Written by Raoul Meyer and John GreenProduced by Stan MullerAnimations by Smart Bubble Society: https://www.thoughtcafe.ca/Thought Bubble team:Suzanna BrusikiewiczJonathon CorbiereAllan LevyJin Kyung MyungJames TuerAdam WinnikOriginal Music: Jason WeidnerScript Supervisor & Doll Costumer: Danica JohnsonSet Design: Donna SinkProps: Brian McCutcheonPhotos courtesy of:MbztHardnfastMarie Lan-NguyenCrash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourseWant to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet?Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourseTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourseInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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