The rise and fall of history’s first empire - Soraya Field Fiorio

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Discover history’s first empire: Sumer, located in Mesopotamia, which built the world’s first cities and created the first writing system.

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History’s first empire rose out of a hot, dry landscape, without rainfall to nourish crops, without trees or stones for building. In spite of all this, its inhabitants built the world’s first cities, with monumental architecture and large populations— and they built them entirely out of mud. Soraya Field Fiorio details the rise and fall of the Sumerian empire.

Lesson by Soraya Field Fiorio, directed by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat.

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An ancient civilization rose and fell in the span of 2800 years. A humbling reminder that 2020 years is only two-thirds of the Sumerian journey.

fujihita
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"In those days, in those distant days. In those nights, those ancient nights."

AzureSkyCiel
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"what kind of scribe is a scribe who doesn't know Sumerian?"

Everyone in the world: 😐

amjadnawaz
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The sumerians didnt just die off, they became incorporated into newer cultures and are still part of the population today in southern Iraq.

Narrowcros
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*S O C I E T Y*
Coming soon to a dank river valley near you.

AverytheCubanAmerican
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Fun fact: The Sumerian people didn't actually disappear and were merely merged into the Akkadian people. But, if you go to the modern marshes of Iraq today, you'd see the only last living descendants of the Sumerians (the marsh Arabs) who's genes are made up of almost 71% Sumerian.

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So I'm actually a Ph.D. student in Assyriology (which includes the study of Sumer). I did enjoy many aspects if this video, but I do have to disagree on the premise. It is very hard to actually call the Sumerian culture an "empire." Yes its culture spread very far, but there was only a very limited political connection between the Sumerian cities. Because of this their political and military power only extended so far and very rarely outside of their own immediate territory. Thus, you can talk about then being one of the first civilizations - and a great one at that - but they really cannot be classified as an empire.

InDaWilderness
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Hated History while studying in school, love it tremendously now cause of TED-Ed.
When the education system makes you only parrot notes and topics just in order to clear the exam, you lose complete interest in these kind of subjects. And I feel bad for never giving history its due.

sinishq_by_cosishq
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The Sumerians were very inventive people

saumyashree
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I could’ve skipped a whole unit in social studies just by watching this

snuffulufagussmithens
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Ted ed's animation has never failed to impress us

omarhanif
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We: Were you killed?
Sumerian culture: _Sadly, yes. But I lived._

Alkalus
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mud: exists*

sumerians: 『 HIPPITY HOPPITY, YOU ARE NOW MY PROPERTY 』

belle
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TED-Ed always works with absolutely phenomenal artists. Each video is unique and yet made in such a great way that everyone can understand it equally. Just Wow! Great work!

karolinamikesova
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This music is so soothing and goes with the animation so well.

MC-nkwr
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Why the word "empire"? "Civilization" would be more appropriate

gabrielzak.
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Ah, yes, gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and...




wood

kyconfii
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The last time I was this early Mesopotamia was still being built

rohanpotukuchi
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As an Assyrian I appreciate these videos. Thank you TedEd 💕

Opss
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Minecraft players: *spawn in a ginormous desert* dang theres nothing I can use
Some random sumerian: hold my clay

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