Civilization 2.6 - Babylonian Math

http://www.drdavidneiman.com. Part 6 of "Cradles of Civilization: Lecture 2". Dr. Neiman reviews Babylonian advances in astronomy and mathematics. He also credits the Babylonians with devising some of civilization's most basic concepts: dividing the circle into 360 degrees, the day into 24 hours and the hour into 60 minutes.

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[assyrianlol]

This was assyrian astronomy math mate not the babylonians just because along time ago we slaughtered jewish people you want to keep the Assyrian inventions locked away and never want Assyrians to be known.

[DrDavidNeiman]

See "Cradles of Civilization 1.9: Assyria".

[anosh88]

Assyrians, Babylonians, Arameans/Syriacs, Akkadians, and Sumerians are all the same race. I don't see why some people, like "assyrianlol" makes a big fuss about it. I'm Assyrian and Babylonian and consider myself Assyrian. There is no difference between my Assyrian dad and my Babylonian mom. And to the other user who used an inappropriate name for this professor, I don't know what to say. It's just embarassing, to say the least.

[Mshallal89]

Yes the assyrians (beginning of the name of the ethnic shit stains states what they are) They claim even Jesus Christ was an assyrian! so just becareful, lots of angry people who just want someone to answer them so they can get mad and bark.

[goran21715]

The Medes were an people of Indo-Iranian (Aryan) origin who inhabited the western and north-western portion of present-day Iran. By the 6th century BC (prior to the Persian invasion) the Medes were able to establish an empire that stretched from Aran (the modern-day Republic of Azerbaijan) to Central Asia and Afghanistan. Today's population of the western part of the Iranian Plateau (including many Persian-speakers, Kurds consider themselves to be descended from the ancient Medes.

[kingbigdawg9]

does Dr David kikeman also explain the part where Jews have no land all written in Ashurian stone relief? ..............no he doesnt

[CLSkill]

GAY

[MegaVladimir1988]

majorities that live in those lands today are not the original inhabitants

[nicholascremato]

this man is a national treasure!

[Kimmyloca0]

whats with the assyrians did this not the babylonians, the jews did that blah blah blah No wonder the world is in the state it is today when people get all riled up over such things. We are all human after all and what makes us the same outweighs what makes us different.

[TXZeaXT]

@assyrianlol one stupid hell of a comment