World History: Ancient History: Sumeria, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyrians

The Ancient Near East


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Sumer - the world's earliest civilization, located in the "cradle of civilization" in the Tigris Euphrates River Valley

The Code of Hammurabi - find out more about one of the greatest achievements of Babylon

The Epic of Gilgamesh - the first written epic poem, in fact one of the oldest pieces of literature in the world.

Links

BBC History Mesopotamia

Near East Odyssey Online, Emory University - a great site with history, burial, archeology, daily life, mythology and lots of art images

Collapse of Civilizations: Mesopotamia Annenberg exhibit

Anatolia Throughout the Ages Focus on Civilizations Focus Online Magazines

Ancient Empires Chronology North Park University

Persian Empire Chronology North Park University

Darius III of Persia North Park University

Battle of Salamis North Park University

Parthian Empire North Park University

The Sassanid Empire North Park University

 

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