Rise of Sumer: Cradle of Civilization DOCUMENTARY

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Published 2019-03-14

In our new animated documentary series we will describe the history of Ancient Mesopotamia and the first episode will be covering Sumer and its rise in the Fertile Crescent, which is rightly considered the cradle of civilizations. Our series will cover all the major civilizations of this region and then will move on to other regions. If you want to learn more about the Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, consider watching our series on them: bit.ly/2VUPknD

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The video was made by our friend Oğuz Tunç bit.ly/2H6oRjw while the script was researched and written by Matt Hollis.

This video was narrated by Officially Devin ( / @offydgg & / @gameworldnarratives )

Machinima for this video was created by Malay Archer bit.ly/2HjS2zP on the Total War: Rome 2 engine using the Age of Bronze mod

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Sources:
Marc Van De Mieroop - A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323BC
Mario Liverani - Ancient Near East - History, Society and Economy
Amanda H. Podany - The Ancient Near East - A Very Short Introduction
Guillermo Algaze - The Uruk Expansion
Harriet Crawford - Sumer and the Sumerians

Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: www.epidemicsound.com/

#Documentary #Sumer #Mesopotamia

All Comments (21)

@KingsandGenerals 5 years ago

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@osamahmousa 3 years ago

I’m originally from the Sumerian marshes and there is people still making breed houses as same as Sumerians. It’s astonishing that you can feel the history
@pureaccuracy874 5 years ago

Amazing video. Life is so short, it seems almost absurd how many generations came and went. To think that somebody in 2000BC would look at ruins from 4000BC the way we now look at Roman ruins from 20AD is absolutely mind boggling.
@Ulrich4KBC 5 years ago

Still waiting for Total War: Mesopotamia.
@DJ_Hub2000 4 years ago

THE word Iraq, came from the old city of Uruk
@CesarLuisAfonsoDias 5 years ago

This is why I wish I was immortal... I would love to see with my own eyes the rise and off all civilizations throw history...
@Mattyhollis 5 years ago

I wish we had more information about the early Mesopotamian period. You can almost picture the Sumerian equivalents of Pericles, Cleombrotus and Epaminondas battling it out in the scattered wars between the city states for prestige, territory and wealth.

There is SO much more to come in this series, stay tuned fellas.
@emilrottmayer4432 5 years ago

An assassin's Creed game in Babylon would be epic
@PosthumousAddress 5 years ago

I just love how primaeval Sumerian names are, like Ur, Uruk and Nanna. It's like some half-forgotten genetic memory from deep in the mists of time
@johnnie13walker 5 years ago

Petition for a playlist where all videos, old and new, are organized in chronological order
@blockmasterscott 5 years ago

I can just imagine those raiding and hunter groups just looking at the walls of Uruk, and not being able to comprehend what they were seeing lol.
@caesumcrimson6381 5 years ago

Great new series. The animation style is beautiful and you always seem to pick great topics in History that haven't been done to death. In particular you strike a great balance between the academic and historically scholarly information, yet still make it accessible / interesting for popular audiences. Can't wait for the next episode and to watch more on the Akkadian Empire, Sargon and successors!
@EddieM1205 3 years ago

Kings and Generals is without a doubt the best documentary / history channel on YouTube. Simply amazing level of detail and interest in the seemingly most obscure of subject masters (not this particular one of course), only to realize how significant each of these stories are to our broader human civilization. Fantastic, I’ve learned so much from this channel.
@HoundofOdin 5 years ago

Finally, actual information on the Sumerians that ISN'T garbage conspiracy theory about aliens or Atlantis. Thank you for this!
@MrHazz111 5 years ago

YES! Ancient Mesopotamia is awesome! Thank you for this.
@dannysouza3986 4 years ago

my ancient Mediterranean history class just started so I'm binge watching since I'm more of a visual learner, thanks for the great vids!
@casamir1 3 years ago

You're a legend for uploading this.
@AhmedAlKaabi82 5 years ago

A long waited series, as an Iraqi, I thank you so much for such efforts.
@apachethehun 5 years ago

I'm a simple man. When I see a Kings and General notification, I stop my work and watch.
@user-fe6gi5be1y 2 years ago

It is enough to be proud that I am a Sumerian, an Arab, and now I live in the Iraqi city of Sumer, southern Iraq, Nasiriyah♥️🇮🇶♥️🇮🇶