In which John presents Mesopotamia, and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent. Topics covered include the birth of territorial kingdoms, empires, Neo-Assyrian torture tactics, sacred marriages, ancient labor practices, the world's first law code, and the great failed romance of John's undergrad years. Resources: The British Museum's Mesopotamia site: dft.ba/-mesopotamia The Epic of Gilgamesh: dft.ba/-gilgatext or get a hard copy at dft.ba/-gilgamesh2 Mesopotamia: Assyrians, Sumerians, Babylonians by Enrico Ascalone: dft.ba/-meso The Mesopotamians by TMBG: dft.ba/-tmbmesopotamians Credits: Written by Raoul Meyer and John Green Produced by Stan Muller Animations by Smart Bubble Society: thoughtbubble.org/ Thought Bubble team: Suzanna Brusikiewicz Jonathon Corbiere Allan Levy Jin Kyung Myung James Tuer Adam Winnik Original Music: Jason Weidner Script Supervisor & Doll Costumer: Danica Johnson Set Design: Donna Sink Props: Brian McCutcheon Photos courtesy of: Mbzt Hardnfast Marie Lan-Nguyen Follow us! @thecrashcourse @realjohngreen @raoulmeyer @crashcoursestan @saysdanica @thoughtbubbler Like us! ‪www.facebook.com/youtubecrashcourse Follow us again! ‪thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support CrashCourse on Subbable: subbable.com/crashcourse

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