Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video

1. 00:58 According to John Green, when and where did cities first start to pop up in this region?
2. 01:36 How was food produced and distributed in this society?
3. 03:51 What were early cities like Uruk like and how were they ruled?
4. 05:00 Why was cuneiform first developed and why is writing important, according to John Green?
5. 07:59 How were Mesopotamia’s first territorial kingdoms ruled, and what was their great weakness?
6. 08:21 What is an empire, according to John Green, and why are they difficult to rule?
7. 10:59 What was one of the core ideas of the Neo-Assyrian worldview, and how did it help lead to the downfall of its empire?