Mess O'Potamia

Let’s examine the origins of one of our oldest known civilizations beginning with city states like Ur and Uruk, and the relationships they developed with others, such as the Elamites, the Mittani, and the Hittites. What was so epic about Gilgamesh, anyway? We’ll learn about the writing system used by the region until the invention of the alphabet, We'll conclude with Babylon and the Akitu festival in honor of the god Marduk.