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Mesopotamian Civilizations and Empires: An Enthralling Journey Through Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria

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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!

© 2025 Billy Wellman (Livre audio): 9798347740796

Date de publication

Livre audio : 8 janvier 2025

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