Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

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. Chapters: Introduction: Ancient Mesopotamia 00:00 The City of Uruk 2:20 The Importance of Writing 4:03 Hammurabi 6:26 The Assyrians 8:08 An Open Letter to the Word 'Awesome' 9:55 What Happened to the Assyrians? 10:40 Credits 11:23 Resources: The British Museum's Mesopotamia site: http://goo.gl/Fn4dN5 The Epic of Gilgamesh: http://goo.gl/9i7svQ or get a hard copy at https://goo.gl/iKsCDD Mesopotamia: Assyrians, Sumerians, Babylonians by Enrico Ascalone: http://goo.gl/iL487J The Mesopotamians by TMBG: https://goo.gl/1D4lXo Credits: Written by Raoul Meyer and John Green Produced by Stan Muller Animations by Smart Bubble Society: https://www.thoughtcafe.ca/ 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: Mbzt Hardnfast Marie Lan-Nguyen Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/ CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids