FREE Academy. History of Mesopotamia Lesson 1
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Lesson 1: The Earliest Civilisation
In this lesson we shall look at how and when the first cities developed in Mesopotamia from about 5000 BC. We will look at houses, cities, and palaces.
Course Description
In this course we look into the ancient history of Mesopotamia. We shall look at how and when the first cities developed in Mesopotamia from about 5000 BC. Hereby, we will look at houses, cities, and palaces. We will also see how the first empires developed: the kingdoms of Sumeria, Babylonia and Assyria. And finally, we shall look into their writing system: cuneiform.
Tutor: Dr. Martine Diepenbroek
Dr. Martine Diepenbroek is a Dutch classicist and historian of antiquity, working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Johannesburg. She specializes in communications security and secret messaging in the ancient world and has published several articles and a book. As a historian, she also has extensive knowledge of Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian and Egyptian history, archaeology and culture.
Key Points
- Language: English
- 4 Lesson of 45 mins duration + final questions/talking Live streamed
- Final survey for check your training level
- Participants that will attend all the lessons will receive a final certificate of participation
- Closed Captioning Available
- Contents suitable for children
All Lessons
- LESSON 1: The Earliest Civilisation
- LESSON 2: Sumeria
- LESSON 3: Assyria and Babylonia
- LESSON 4: Cuneiform Script
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Martine D.
I am a Dutch Classicist and Ancient Historian, who works as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Johannesburg. I am specialised in communication security and secret messaging in the ancient world and had published several articles and a book. As a historian, I also have broad knowledge of Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian and Egyptian history, archaeology, and culture.
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