TheGreatCoursesPlus - Origins of Great Ancient Civilizations Decipher the secrets of lost and mysterious civilizations...
1: Cradles of Civilization The opening lecture introduces the earliest civilizations of the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, and Indus River valleys, which emerge c. 3500-3000 B.C. from Neolithic villages. 2: First Cities of Sumer We explore the economic, social, and religious life of the Sumerians, whose mastery of writing and long-distance trade...