<p><span>Uncover the undeniable legacy that the Mesopotamians left the world.</span></p>
Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 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
Taught by
Amanda H. Podany
