Ancient Mesopotamia: Part 2, Later Empires in Mesopotamia

The period of independent city-states came to an end with the rise of the world’s first empire, the Akkadian Empire of Sargon of Akkad. While it lasted only about a century and a half, this empire inaugurated a new era in the region, which later saw the emergence of other powerful realms. These included the Third Dynasty of Ur and the famous Babylonian Empire of Hammurabi, who created an influential law code. These later empires preserved many elements of the earlier Sumerian civilization, including cuneiform and works of literature like the Epic of Gilgamesh. All images referenced in this podcast can be found at https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-1/pages/3-2-ancient-mesopotamia Welcome to A Journey into Human History. This podcast will attempt to tell the whole human story.The content contained in this podcast was produced by OpenStax and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-1/pages/1-introduction Podcast produced by Miranda Casturo as a creative common sense production.