Civilisations- Mesopotamia [5/6]

Mesopotamia, or 'the country between two rivers', is the oldest civilisation to have flourished at the confluence of two rivers: the Tigris and the Euphrates. The Mesopotamians included various peoples, the Sumerians, the Babylonians, the Akkadians, who coexisted and succeeded one another, mixing and inter-relating in a Near East with a wide range of racial facets. These different peoples, who once lived along the banks of the two rivers, have left behind an archaeological heritage of inestimable value.How did they flourish in such a hostile environment? Where did their wealth come from? And how did this perfectly structured civilisation finally fade and disappear for ever?

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[AriniaLendin]

French translation (end of vid): The decline of the Mesopotamian civilization happened for a number of reasons. The crops were in decline, which led to food shortages. The fish/ game in the area became scarce. The people were under attack by other nations who wanted their technology/ ideas about farming, hunting, etc. for themselves. It was a combination of these things that ultimately led to the end of the Mesopotamian civilization. These are speculations. The exact reasons remain unknown.

[AriniaLendin]

French translation (end of vid, 2): This is something you see with many of the ancient civilizations. You see a civilization that thrives for thousands of years and than seemingly disappears over night. This idea is inaccurate. Civilizations do not just disappear. There are a number of reasons why the people chose to move on. The people end up migrating to other parts of the world and integrate into other civilizations/ ways of life. In history, the stronger power rules. This is the case here.

[anabolicErik]

jesus christ this french guys is spectacularly annoying without a fucking translator

[amn3h23h2]

"gilgamesh was a just king"... except for the whole raping of men's wives before their wedding night. until he met enkidu (who was awesome), gilgamesh was not a good person

[unifiedreality]

@AloofPeregrine Perhaps the patron god was the most popular one, and the success of a city being attributed to divine favour would mean that all the worship to their patron was paying off?

[AloofPeregrine]

@unifiedreality I am still new to this myself so bear with me. There were peoples in these areas before the Sumerians (ex Ubaidians). Earlier peoples also weaved, farmed, etc but did not advance as far as the Sumerians later did. Sumerians invented writing after cities developed and as commerce along the river advanced, originally intended as a way to keep track of transactions. Patron gods and goddesses for each city-state was common in ancient world, even Greece (ex Athena to Athens).

[unifiedreality]

I wonder if the fact that they had a God for each city meant that the cities had no origin in memory for the residents; no records of any city founding. Was their writing invented after the cities developed?

[CamoKhan2000]

They aren't myths, but accurate descriptions of real events. They are Anunnaki adventures.

And Enki, or Ea is very much alive. I have been teleported to His space ship more than once.

He rules.

[Ulterior1980]

Thumbs up if you waiting to skip the ramblings of a french guy

[Rapido2101]

Does anyone know if this is something of History Channel?

[AgApE010]

@Kudzaiofficial

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That's irrelevant. Did you even know what I was commenting about?

[AgApE010]

@britishmaniac1

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English is the common language. French isn't.