Mesopotamian Civilizations and Empires

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!