Cradles of Civilization: History of Writing

Dr. Neiman takes us from the Agricultural Revolution to the Ceramic Age, and then the Bronze. The development of writing and literature. (49 min.)

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In this first lecture in the series “Cradles of Civilization” Dr. Neiman covers the following topics:

  • Rise of Civilization
  • Agricultural Revolution
  • Ceramic Age
  • Bronze Age
  • Origin of Writing
  • The Akkadians
  • Sargon of Akkad
  • The Ziggurat
  • Egyptian Hieroglyphics
  • The Alphabet
  • Egyptian Writing
  • Berossus and Manetho
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