Ur : The Rise and Fall of the Ancient Sumerian City State

3000 - 2000 BCE - The fascinating rise and fall of this iconic Sumerian city-state and a look at the incredible work of Sir Leonard Woolley.

We watch as Chris from The History of the World Podcast takes us on a journey to the ancient Near East and into Ancient Mesopotamia. We explore archaeology, Sumerian society, hierarchy, slavery, religion, warfare and so many other aspects of this wonderful part of history.

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[Emcee_Squared]

I find it amazing that for thousands of years this great city was entirely lost to history, yet people would mention its name all the time when they read the bible as the city in which Abraham was born in. I am not a religious person, but the Bible has preserved a great wealth of knowledge and clues about the ancient world.

[jordaneggerman]

"Those who slept on the roof, died on the roof;
Those who slept in the house, had no burial"
-the lament for Ur

[harperwelch]

Definitely the most beautiful photographic collection of Sumerian art in this podcast, compared with others. This really shows off the colors and details of this sophisticated artistic culture.

[unitorindustries]

Listened to this 2 years ago and now YouTube recommended it again

[redtobertshateshandles]

I love how you leave the images long enough for the viewer to study them. Thanks.

[coolfix]

In south Indian Dravidian languages (Kannada Tamil Telugu malayalam tulu) Ur (ಊರ್) means town, city, village, dwelling land, inhabitation, living space, planting the seed, support

[annascott]

I’ve seen numerous presentations on Ur and I have to say, this is one of the best. It was refreshing to see artifacts hitherto unseen and learn some new information. I am a fan HWP & I look forward to and am really enjoying the visual presentations! Keep ‘em coming pa-lease!! Thanks for posting!

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[donnysandley]

Totally in love with this channel 💓 and so great that the visuals pertain to what the story is talking about 👍 what a disappointment in other channels that talk about story and show visuals from nothing to do with it 😖

[MyRealName]

The flood theory was a common phenomenon. Around the world nearly every early civilization has a flood myth. Most religions begin with the same narrative

[radzewicz]

Ur is at a location which very well may have been once settled, then flooded, then settled again when the floods subsided. During the Ice Age the entire "gulf" was exposed dry land with the single combined river running through it. When the ice melted the "gulf waters" rose and flooded inland to well above Ur. Subsequent silting from the combined river would have then put Ur back as dry land with a flood level under it.

[curledup]

This channel is insanely good. I can't believe I used to have to scrounge around in Google Videos looking for ANY documentary on ancient history. THANK YOU!!!!

[discovermajid]

its really irritating when maps show the Indus River and its surrounding civilization and call it Modern Day India. Its not India, its now in Pakistan. Its the shared history of both countries but please. it looks moronic to point to the Indus River which is in its entirety in Pakistan and not to mention Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro, and call it India.

[harrietlyall]

Totally excellent. Clearly and cogently explained and superbly illustrated. This is a first class channel.

[VelMurugan-qbxq]

Dr K Loganathan explains why Sumerian language is not an 'language isolate' but archaic Tamil.

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[ALANJohnnaveenchandar]

Adds a special dimension to the history of Mesopotamia, the Sumerians and Indus valley...as I read the history of the part of present day State of Goa in India

[newpinglegend]

That music at the end is wicked. This is a good video, I'm going to have see it a couple more times to really haul it all in.

[lorincszabo]

Ancient Mesopotamia was the area bounded by the Euphrates, the Tigris River, and the Persian Gulf, in southern Iraq today. The territory of the Mesopotamian civilization developed through the Sumerians in the i. e. In the 4th millennium, which is the i. e. At the end of the 1st millennium, Hellenism ended with the emergence of Christianity and Islam in the following centuries. Original name is KI EN GIR . Oppert invented the Sumerian name from two letters Su. In Hungary, 5, 000-year-old clay discs written in Sumerian writing were found in Tatárlaka. So older Sumer than Ke. 3rd millennium.

[onbedoeldekut]

I would appreciate learning why exactly Wooley decided to ignore all of the real archaeologists under his command and name this city state 'Ur'.
He was the one who held the reins and his elite status led him to think he was the only one among them who had the right to make final decisions no matter how much the academics beneath him protested.

[tariganter]

The Akkadians who suddenly appeared with a strange language in 2334 BC were actually Turkic Mongolian raiders with Hurrian merceneries and slaves. The Turkic Mongolian raiders came from Altii Mountains via south of Caspian sea and south Caucasus.
The Akkadians were foreign small bandits of Invaders and colonizers.
The Akkadians were expelled from Sumer and worked with the nomadic Amorites in Levant deserts for 500 years then sneaked and invaded. Kmt and the Kmtians called them heka shasut Hyksos foreign rulers of nomads. The rulers were Turkic Mongolian Akkadians and the nomads were the Amorites.
The Hyksos amalgamation were driven out of Kmt. Most of the hyksos fled to Levant desert. The wandering Hyksos were called Aperu Hebrew. They invaded Sumer, Subar and Ugarit. They formed the colonies of Kassites and Arameans.