Crash Course on Ancient History: Intro to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

The first video in a multi-part series on Ancient History. We start with a brief introduction to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, our first two civilizations to explore. In later videos, we’ll discuss the history of these areas as well as Ancient Greece, Anatolia, and Persia.


Bibliography and Sources

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Marc Van de Mieroop
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Toby Wilkinson
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