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Video
by CrashCourse
published on 18 February 2015
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.
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Resources:
The British Museum's Mesopotamia site: http://dft.ba/-mesopotamia
The Epic of Gilgamesh: http://dft.ba/-gilgatext or get a hard copy at http://dft.ba/-gilgamesh2
Mesopotamia: Assyrians, Sumerians, Babylonians by Enrico Ascalone: http://dft.ba/-meso
The Mesopotamians by TMBG: http://dft.ba/-tmbmesopotamians
Credits:
Written by Raoul Meyer and John Green
Produced by Stan Muller
Animations by Smart Bubble Society: http://thoughtbubble.org/
Thought Bubble team:
Suzanna Brusikiewicz
Jonathon Corbiere
Allan Levy
Jin Kyung Myung
James Tuer
Adam Winnik
Original Music: Jason Weidner
Script Supervisor & Doll Costumer: Danica Johnson
Set Design: Donna Sink
Props: Brian McCutcheon
Photos courtesy of:
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Hardnfast
Marie Lan-Nguyen
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