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


















