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Mesopotamian Civilizations and Empires

An Enthralling Journey Through Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria

by Billy Wellman
Jay Herbert
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Discover the Amazing Empires of Mesopotamia: Learn About the World's First Cities, Laws, and Legends!

Four manuscripts in one audiobook:

  • The Sumerian Civilization: An Enthralling Overview of Sumer and the Ancient Sumerians
  • The Akkadian Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the Rise and Fall of the Akkadians
  • The Babylonian Empire: An Enthralling Overview of Babylon and the Babylonians
  • The Assyrian Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the History of Assyria, the Assyrians, and Their Role in Ancient Mesopotamia

    • In part 1, you will:

  • Learn about the world's first city and how people lived there.
  • Find out how Sumerians told the story of a great flood, just like Noah's ark.
  • Discover how fast the world's first postal system was.
  • See why Babylon's god Marduk kept getting stolen!

    • In part 2, you will:

  • Discover who lived in Mesopotamia at the dawn of time.
  • Hear the story of how a simple gardener became a great king.
  • Learn about the drought that ended Mesopotamia's "Golden Age."
  • See how the Akkadian army became unbeatable.

    • In part 3, you will:

  • Learn who lived in Babylonia before the Babylonians arrived.
  • See how Hammurabi's law shaped our legal system today.
  • Discover how Babylon became a sacred city and a place for pilgrims.
  • Explore if the Etemenanki ziggurat was really the Tower of Babel.

    • In part 4, you will:

  • Discover why the Assyrians built their famous ziggurats.
  • Learn about their unique system of writing using wedge-shaped marks.
  • See how Assyrians had laws to protect buyers of goods like metal and animals.

    • Take a trip back in time and explore the mighty empires of ancient Mesopotamia!

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