Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization

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

• 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