In which John presents Mesopotamia, and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent. Topics covered include the birth of territorial kingdoms, empires, Neo-Assyrian torture tactics, sacred marriages, ancient labor practices, the world's first law code, and the great failed romance of John's undergrad years. Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-world-history-the-complete-series-dvd-set Resources: The British Museum's Mesopotamia site: http://goo.gl/Fn4dN5 The Epic of Gilgamesh: http://goo.gl/9i7svQ or get a hard copy at https://goo.gl/iKsCDD Mesopotamia: Assyrians, Sumerians, Babylonians by Enrico Ascalone: http://goo.gl/iL487J The Mesopotamians by TMBG: https://goo.gl/1D4lXo Credits: Written by Raoul Meyer and John Green Produced by Stan Muller Animations by Smart Bubble Society: http://thoughtbubble.org/ Thought Bubble team: Suzanna Brusikiewicz Jonathon Corbiere Allan Levy Jin Kyung Myung James Tuer Adam Winnik Original Music: Jason Weidner Script Supervisor & Doll Costumer: Danica Johnson Set Design: Donna Sink Props: Brian McCutcheon Photos courtesy of: Mbzt Hardnfast Marie Lan-Nguyen Follow us! @thecrashcourse @realjohngreen @raoulmeyer @crashcoursestan @saysdanica @thoughtbubbler Like us! ‪http://www.facebook.com/youtubecrashcourse Follow us again! ‪http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support CrashCourse on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse

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1. Well the defeat brought the end, not of the world but of their empire
2. 911? Oh man there we go
3. Proto-socalism....and slavery.
   I guess its "he's not MY slave...he's EVERYBODYS slave!"
4. The Hammer of AABII!!!!
5. john looks so young..
6. I think the phrase of the week is awesomely awesome. What do you guys think?
7. hey guys,i just started watching crash course,it really helps!
8. i am only here for my AP test
9. He was also referencing napoleon's sister's last words.
10. The sentence is college girlfriend, right?
11. Not the video info...
    ...THE DOOBLYDOO!
12. Uruk? dod gilgamesh had a friend called Saruman?
13. u make a lot of noise, although u do discuss some history but i m sick of watching ur other stuff, in terms of knowledge gained to time ratio- ten minutes history is much better than yours
14. so how did the Assyrian empire fall
15. Your Blue Steel is OK
16. Cuneiform on chalkboard Transcribes to Nerd.
17. eye for an eye in the Bible was only to limit vengeance, not permit it. Pluck my eye, im plucking yours and chopping of your head. But God said, NO! misunderstood. misquoted.
18. it's cool he used B.C.E. instead of B.C.
19. Assyrians=Donald Trump
20. Lol. Monocular.. This episode comedy makes up for last episode advice comedy.