Iraq: Cradle of Civilization

Iraq: Cradle of Civilization

This is Episode 1 of the mini-series Legacy: The Origins of Civilization originally broadcast on August 13, 1991. In places like Uruk and Eridu in modern-day Iraq, humans founded the first cities nearly 6,000 years ago. They left us literature, astronomy, and mathematics, as well as lessons in overpopulation and environmental stewardship.

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