Ancient Mesopotamia Explained: Sumerians, Assyrians, Persians and Babylonians

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Of all the different “Cradles of Civilization” around the world, perhaps no other is as important and influential to the development of human civilization as Mesopotamia. Literally translated from Sumerian to mean “the land between the rivers,” Mesopotamia refers to the valleys and plains in between and around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which are located in modern-day Iraq. Directly surrounding Mesopotamia, stretching as far west as Israel and Egypt and all the way east to modern-day Iran, is the Fertile Crescent, named for the remarkable fertility of the land that made this region an ideal place for human civilization to prosper.

This video covers the Sumerians, Assyrian history, Ur, Babylon, Gilgamesh, Hammurabi and the Persian Empire.

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[CaptivatingHistory]

Correction: The Greeks lost at Thermopylae.

[superboidavid]

I see lots of people watching this for online classes. Is there anyone here watching just out of general curiosity for history like me?

[ValleyoftheMoonAZ]

Great historical timeline. I knew most of the info, but never had it in my head in the correct order before this video. Thanks.

[bradhilton]

Wow imagine if we made this into a television show ? Dramatized history, based on actual events and people so that we could learn out about ancient cultures while making it interesting ?

[kontrabasso]

Mesopotamia are 2 Greek words Meso = middle and potamos = river . The area between two rivers . Tigris= Tiger and Eufratis from the words eu which means good and the verb φραζω which means "i close". On this case these two rivers close this piece of land between them.

[trish]

One of the BEST explanations of ancient civilization. Something like this needs to be rolled out in schools . . .

[haveagoodone]

I love learning about Mesopotamia and its history. Im an American but I recently started learning to play the Oud in the past year. An instrument I understand to originate from Mesopotamia.

[onlythetruth_]

I’m trying to learn some history and I find it goes straight over my head. I’ve attempted many channels / videos. Yours is easy to understand and digestible 👏🏼

[HowDeepIsYourJesus]

Love the format and the presentation of these videos, keep em coming!

[ilovecheesetoast]

most of the Abrahamic stories in the bible comes from this very location, and some of the kings and empires and states are mentioned in the bible, also Abraham is also from Mesopotamia, why nobody mentions that?

[joelnider]

How could the Assyrians capture Palestine, when that name would not be used until the Romans named it in 67 AD?

[afaqjanan]

The start hits different. It illicits a nostalgic itch toward these civilizations.

[aleenashafaat]

Perfect video. For the visual understanding of continuing process of history. ♥ thanks for this

[xnoa]

Observing Iraq, it is the country between Mesopotamia, and it is the oldest country in the world, with a age of 7, 300

[kc]

Correction-- the word 'Mesopotamia' comes from ancient Greek, not Sumerian.

[jorjenayounan]

Assyrians are still here. We will be back were just taking a coffee break!

[cubingshorts]

Who else has to watch this for History Class?

[philliphsieh]

I believe Mesopotamia is a war bound nation. Father Abraham from the Bible came from UR of the Chaldeans(Aramaic) . God the Father told him to leave his land, culture, and people. Abraham is the Father of Faith. He is the founder of the Hebrews people.

[MrCrow-xgel]

Mesopotamia = Sumerians + Assyrians + Akkadians + Babylonians only The Persians are not from Mesopotamia

[IceDragon]

Congrats on this video. It is really well written and delivered. I am fascinated by the font you used. Is it a custom font? I would love to use it as well.