World History: Ancient History: Sumeria, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyrians

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Darius the Great
Tomb of Darius the Great

Code of Hammurabi

Code of Hammurabi
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Sumer - the world's earliest civilization, located in the "cradle of civilization" in the Tigris Euphrates River Valley

The Code of Hammurabi - find out more about one of the greatest achievements of Babylon

The Epic of Gilgamesh - the first written epic poem, in fact one of the oldest pieces of literature in the world.

 
 

 

Links

BBC History Mesopotamia

Near East Odyssey Online, Emory University - a great site with history, burial, archeology, daily life, mythology and lots of art images

Collapse of Civilizations: Mesopotamia Annenberg exhibit

Anatolia Throughout the Ages Focus on Civilizations Focus Online Magazines

Ancient Near East Wikpedia

Ancient History Sourcebook