Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization S1 E6 - Mesopotamia's First Kings and the Militarymovie

Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization

Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization S1 E6 - Mesopotamia's First Kings and the Military

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Why did people accept the rule of monarchs? This lecture reveals the fascinating world of the first kings, including their numerous important duties - from conducting diplomacy to levying taxes - and explores how they believed that the gods supported and chose them.

Creator	Dr Amanda H. Podany
Actor	Dr Amanda H. Podany
Country	United States of America
Production	The Teaching Company

Season 1(24 episode)

Uncovering Near Eastern Civilization
Natufian Villagers and Early Settlements
Neolithic Farming, Trading, and Pottery
Eridu and Other Towns in the Ubaid Period
Uruk, the World's Biggest City
Mesopotamia's First Kings and the Military
Early Dynastic Workers and Worshipers
Lugalzagesi of Umma and Sargon of Akkad
Akkadian Empire Arts and Gods
The Fall of Akkad and Gudea of Lagash
Ur III Households, Accounts, and Ziggurats
Migrants and Old Assyrian Merchants
Royalty and Palace Intrigue at Mari
War and Society in Hammurabi's Time
Justice in the Old Babylonian Period
The Hana Kingdom and Clues to a Dark Age
Princess Tadu-Hepa, Diplomacy, and Marriage
Land Grants and Royal Favor in Mittani
The Late Bronze Age and the End of Peace
Assyria Ascending
Ashurbanipal's Library and Gilgamesh
Neo-Assyrian Empire, Warfare, and Collapse
Babylon and the New Year's Festival
End of the Neo-Babylonian Empire