This program covers the history of ancient Sumer and the Sumerians, from the first notable farming communities such as the Samarra, Halaf and the Ubaid that once occupied their land to the magnificent cities, innovations, great kingdoms and empires that the region become known for, it's all here. If you want to get a good grasp of who the Sumerians were, this is the program for you! Contents: 00:00 Introduction 03:21 Early Farming Communities (Samarra, Halaf, Ubaid) 08:12 Eridu 12:51 Uruk and the First Cities 17:46 Invention of Writing 21:30 First Kings 22:47 Early Dynastic Period 23:36 Sumerian Religion 26:32 Lagash and Umma 33:00 Ur 35:10 Nippur 35:47 Urukagina 39:02 Lugalzagesi 41:57 Sargon and Akkadian Rule of Sumer 50:55 Post-Akkadian Sumer and the Gutians 54:24 Gudea of Lagash 55:30 Utu-hegal 57:30 Third Dynasty of Ur (Ur III) / Neo-Sumerian Empire 01:06:14 Amorites, Elamites and the End of an Era 01:09:41 Aftermath and Legacy of Sumer 01:11:45 Thank you and Patrons Related Videos: Babylon: The City at the Center of the World - The Concise History of Babylonia (2000-539 BC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2hbP7PwuYU The World's First Superpower: Sargon of Akkad and the Mighty Akkadian Empire - Bronze Age History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfGDQfjADUE Ancient Sumer and the Sumerians (Ancient Mesopotamia in Minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPSUlUrIDng The Sumerian King List and the History of Ancient Mesopotamia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u1-tAMrIgM The Great Sumerian Rivalry: Lagash vs. Umma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vJZ_cSSrcU Important Cities of the Early Dynastic Period of Sumer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRXLf0kbG0s Sumerian Religion Simplified https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa4szTWV9Bk Sargon the Great and the Akkadian Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMMciq5UfFI Sources and Suggested Reading: The Sumerians - Their History, Culture and Character - Samuel Noah Kramer A Companion to the the Ancient Near East - Edited by Daniel Snell The Sumerians - Paul Collins History Begins at Sumer - Samuel Noah Kramer The Sumerian World - Edited by Harriet Crawford A History of the Ancient Near East: ca. 3000-323 BC, Third Edition - Marc Van De Mieroop The Age of Agade: Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia - Benjamin R. Foster The Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation - Mark W. Chavalas The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy - Mario Liverani Ancient Iraq - Georges Roux Early Antiquity - I. M. Diakonoff The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume I - Edited by Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller and D. T. Potts The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume II - Edited by Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller and D. T. Potts A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 - Paul-Alain Beaulieu Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East - Amanda H. Podany Sumer and the Sumerians - Harriet Crawford Sumerian Mythology - Samuel Noah Kramer The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy - Mario Liverani Excavations at Ur - Sir Leonard Woolley Uruk: The First City - Mario Liverani Ur: City of the Moon God - Harriet Crawford Gudea and his Dynasty (RIM The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia) - Sibylle Edzard Gilgamesh: A New English Version - Stephen Mitchell Support History with Cy on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historywithcy Follow History with Cy: Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/historywithcy/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/historywithcy/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/historywithcy Website ► http://www.historywithcy.com/ Merch ► null Podcast ► https://historywithcy.buzzsprout.com/ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/historywithcy Music: Epidemic Sound #sumerians #ancientsumer #ancienthistory