Ancient Mesopotamia A Captivating In..., Captivating History
Ancient Mesopotamia A Captivating In..., Captivating History
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Ancient Mesopotamia: A Captivating Introduction to the Rise and Fall of Mesopotamian Civilizations and Empires

Author: Captivating History

Narrator: Jay Herbert

Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2022


Synopsis

Did you know that the first early battery and diving apparatus were invented in ancient Mesopotamia?
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is called the “cradle of civilization,” and for good reason! Although Mesopotamia’s first civilization, Sumer, developed parallel with those of Egypt and nearby Elam, it was a place of many firsts for humanity. Some of them are well known, such as the wheel and the writing script. But it was the ancient Mesopotamians who first came up with the concept of time, the mathematical sexagesimal system, and a calendar with twelve months. It is all these inventions and ideas that set Mesopotamia apart from other civilizations that developed at approximately the same time.
There are so many interesting facts about the history and life of the people in Mesopotamia. By listening to this audiobook, you will find out:How agriculture and the domestication of animals led to the development of the world’s earliest civilizationWho were the peoples that occupied the region of Mesopotamia and came up with epics such as Gilgamesh?Who was Sargon of Akkad, and how did he rise to power to unite the cities and form one of the world’s first empires?How the first cuneiform script was invented and how it changed over time to fit the many languages spoken in the Akkadian EmpireWhy a new local ruler was needed to found the Third Dynasty of UrWho was Hammurabi, and why was he so important for the history of humankind?Why was Babylon obscured by Assyria?What role the Chaldeans played in the Assyrian EmpireAnd so much more!
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Reviews

Goodreads review by Bonnie on January 23, 2019

kindle unlimited but one of my owned ones, 7 different books, all of which have read, but do rather like the sets because less grief with my tablet reader. Mesopotamia: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Mesopotamian History and Civilizations, Including the Sumerians and Sumerian Mythology, Gilgamesh, Ur......more

Goodreads review by Galaxial on May 14, 2022

Very easy to read, and of course the material is quite interesting. But the text itself is rife with typos, at one point saying that Cyrus the Great was reigning during the AD years, and another typo misspelling a city. It's also hard to credit this text because of a lack of proper sources for where......more

Goodreads review by Unai on April 17, 2023

Muy riguroso, ideal a efectos de documentación. Complementa a la perfección el trabajo de otros estudiosos eminentes de la materia como Noah Kramer y Leonard Wooley.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on December 05, 2024

It is an ok book. It talks about historical things but they take a lot of liberties in how they interpret the remaining antiquities found. How they can claim some books and writings of similar topics as coming from some mythology, yet they claim their version is the most correct. So many assumptions......more

Goodreads review by Connie on January 21, 2019

This is an excellent read if you're interested in this region from the start of civilization to the present. It covers the politics, wars, relationships, kings, the peoples and cultures of the major players. The Epic of Gilgamesh just fascinated me. I could not put it down. Great bibliography and fo......more