8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities

fantastic introduction to the subject. ive seen video many times now

I couldn't help but notice how flat the landscape and the water is. The earth is not a spinning ball. It's flat.

As a twin thinking about Ethan's surviving siblings ruins me. That said, if i'm ever redrummed, hope they dont rule out my sister too quickly. 😬😶

This video would have you believe that the current inhabitants of these lands were are the original. They are not the original people. People of Iraqi descent commenting like these were there people. They were not.

Thank you for bringing history to life...i love this I've learnt more about history through these podcasts and videos than i was ever given the opportunity to learn elsewhere. Keep up the awesome work.

Thank you. Refreshing to hear the history of this ancient history.

I am still listening to this as I fall asleep at night. 💤 But I have watched it full and it is AMAAAZING. It’s not Ancient Aliens. Although that stuff can be fascinating too for the imaginary minds. No one knows the truth, but I’ve learned a lot from this doc.

The first cities...? Perhaps for the ancient world of Rome, Greece, Persia, Egypt, etc. What about the Harappans? What about several locations in Africa? Or South America, or China, Thailand, Cambodia, etc. The Australian aborigines had travelled to Australia 50,000 years ago.Same as the ancestors of the North American First Nations?? Even the Sumerians came from somewhere. I doubt they discovered civilization in Mesopotamia. They obviously brought it with them. And, guess what? The Sumerians were dark skinned like the civilized African nations from whence they came. C'mon...

I have been studying this topic for 40 years. But after your lecture I weeped. Thank you. I will donate.

Billy instead of going to that cost, why not just stay in that room. You could put up a map table, you could put in a billiard table, and if room you could have a big desk area for your self, Gwen etc. Plus with reading chairs positioned around and a few gaming tables and reading tables for research folk. The gaming tables could be poker and puzzle, chess tables. You could remove the wood where library shelves are going and place on walls above and stain to match library cabinets. Most double level libraries do have big rooms for sofas, tables etc. You could do so much more with furnishings and buying books if you rethink tearing through ceilings. I have a library, and while it's a double level layout it's around a 1000 sq feet and it's full now. I wished I had more space for a hidden area for drink fridge, counter and microwave and media area. It seems folks gravitate towards it. Especially with the card game tables etc that I listed above. If it's going to be a boutique hotel or even a home doing it like this seems like a great idea IMHO

😂😂 Anyways, this is so soothing to the White ego.

No mention of Gozer the Gozarian from Sumeria? : )

UR strangely resembles the blue print and construction of King Solomons Temple. Strangely Enough. The Romans built that building how can it be Sumerian

Thank you! This was an amazing story told extremely well. I had heard bit and pieces of it over the years but this is the first time I have heard this much of it, tying many things together and showing the struggles and successes of heroic peoples.

Millennia of history detailing the whims of selfish, singular individuals laying waste to entire civilizations leading to mass extinction of cultures through genocide, solely for the purpose of power and wealth- appears to be ignored by humanity as we currently face yet another world war in 2023.
Humanity is truly a disappointing species.
Thank you for the upload. Not a single commercial. I was able to simply enjoy the lecture. Amazing work by the entire team.

Question, there’s no depictions of women in the drawings? Also they all have shaved heads?

Where are the aliens???

Ancient kemit predates the sumerians... The Ishango bone also predates ancient sumeria. This documentary seems to detail that early mathematics came from sumeria. I love the culture of ancient sumer, but I feel like this is propaganda that I am viewing.

Sir, I bow to and yours. The program was amazing, mysterious, and enlightening. Humanity, is as the poisoned mineral salted soil, causing us to turn in on ourselves and become the crusted remnants.

Nonsense

The ancients mesopotamians left us so much interesting material why don't they make a film series of the Sumerian to Assyrian period. You could make endless episodes, each one of them interesting.

Absolutely Love it !

This video is insane! I feel like I just went to visit those ancient Sumerian cities, met the people, went to their houses, and even tastes their food! It’s just mind blowing

The great flood is very fascinating subject. It has made its place as a major event in almost all religions. Religions might be darkness but they are our only window to ancient cultures.

I have an unending hunger to learn what I don't know... I think it's because I believe that the second I am no longer curious, I will become old instantly... so many thanks to you Paul Cooper for your channel... it's the best place for me to eat... so to speak.

thank you for making this

Your documentaries are exquisite and unmatched. Thank you, Sir!

I have a suggestion. Try to teach about the ancient civilization of Sumeria without using the old world evolution model. It can be done without using this faulty theory (religion). It would work perfectly fine with using the six day creation model, as well. If you did not try to implement either, you could have done just as well of a presentation and not have offended one who believes in either.

Recent archeological evidence points to a narrative very different and far older

I have walked in the salt he speaks of. I knew then I was walk-in the footsteps of the first men.

Whats interesting is the very state the constitution of the United States of America was written and born in The Pennsylvania residents are so uneducated and uninformed about the very document that provides their freedom and rights in this day and age.

You do such an amazing job presenting these. The content is genuinely captivating, the pace is easy to follow, and the imagery is perfectly matched.

Excellent 🎉

Fabulous as usual .The haunting ,simplistic piano chords at the beginning of your series of great documentaries ,stirs the soul and says to all of us ,vita brevis . Cheers . 😎🥃

Sumer was destroyed from nuclear weapons from war between the Anunnaki people. Enki was opposed to the idea but was outvoted from the other lords of the Anunnaki people.

Outstanding

I am Iraqi and I consider myself an extension of the Sumerians and Akkadians, but I have never seen the beauty of this video. Thank you.

Excellent documentary - we should have been taught this at school.

Hello, your videos are great and I have watched them many times and enjoyed them every time. I would like to show these videos to other people in my country, but the problem is that not everyone speaks a foreign language. So could you please add subtitles in one of the Slavic languages spoken in the Balkan regions. Thank you. Best regards.

Wicked job mate

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I'm confused. Ur, and Sumer in general, is less old than the Egyptian civilisation (especially if you consider the history of Egypt pre-unification). Why do people keep saying that later civilisations are the cradle of civilisation?

I am an Iraqi from southern Iraq. I was touched by the last clip and the lamentation over a civilized empire that lives a luxurious life. How did that era end and humanity still has not learned the lessons of wars and the resulting destruction of humanity? America entered.

Thank you for your work of History. It is a sad thing where mankind has fallen from stupid greed an War. May humanity rid themselves of this thing called War. One day it shall come to pass where humans will finally live in peace and good will to all humanity.

Take a look at Gobekli Tepe and Boncuklu Tarla for so real old ancient civilizations!

The Taurus was worshiped in homage to the Age of Taurus(!!!), not simply bc the thunder reminded ppl of stomping hooves of bulls. Their religion was firmly astrological, and their mythology needs to be understood in this context.