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Cradles of Civilization -  From Babylon to China
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Cradles of Civilization - From Babylon to China

Dr. Neiman describes the connection between Sumer, Babylon and the development of Chinese civilization.
Cradles of Civilization - The Lunar/Solar Calendar
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Cradles of Civilization - The Lunar/Solar Calendar

The Babylonians developed a calendar based on the moon and sun cycles. The Lunar calendar was designed to work in conjunction with the solar cycle by adding leap months known an "intercalary" months.
Cradles of Civilization - Creating the Year 'One
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Cradles of Civilization - Creating the Year 'One

In this concluding segment of Dr. David Neiman's "Cradles of Civilization" (lecture two), Dr. Neiman discusses the way the year 'one' was calculated before the advent of the modern calendar.
Cradles of Civilization - Cracking the code
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Cradles of Civilization - Cracking the code

This is the part one of lecture two in the series "Cradles of Civilization" by Dr. David Neiman. He explains how the cuneiform texts of ancient languages were deciphered by scholars of the nineteenth-century CE.
Cradles of Civilization - King Hammurabi of Babylon (Part 1)
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Cradles of Civilization - King Hammurabi of Babylon (Part 1)

King Hammurabi of Babylon practices the art of diplomacy and war. In the second installment of lecture two, Dr. Neiman reads through the "Year List" which catalogs Hammurabi's accomplishments.
Cradles of Civilization - Date Formula of Hammurabi
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Cradles of Civilization - Date Formula of Hammurabi

In this third installment of Dr. David Neiman's second lecture on the Cradles of Civilization, Dr. Neiman continues to read from the "Date Formula" or "Year List" of King Hammurabi. This listing was created before the great Law Code of Hammurabi...
Cradles of Civilization - Benevolent Dictatorship of Hamurabi
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Cradles of Civilization - Benevolent Dictatorship of Hamurabi

In this fourth installment of Dr. David Neiman's second lecture on the "Cradles of Civilization", Dr. Neiman comments on the many policies of Hammurabi that were of benefit to his people and to those nations that he conquered throughout his...
Cradles of Civilization - Warriors
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Cradles of Civilization - Warriors

In part five of the second lecture in the series "Cradles of Civilization", Dr. Neiman compares the political approach of Hammurabi of Babylon to other great leaders including: Nebuchadnezzer, Cyrus The Great, Alexander The Great and Genghis...
Cradles of Civilization - The Ziggurat
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Cradles of Civilization - The Ziggurat

In part six of his nine part lecture on the Near East, Dr. Neiman discusses the importance of Sumer's influence on Egypt. Further, he details how the building of the temple towers, named "Ziggurat" lead to the development of the Egyptian...
Cradles of Civilization - Hieroglyphics
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Cradles of Civilization - Hieroglyphics

Dr. David Neiman discusses the development of hieroglyphs and the use of papyrus and ink in Egypt. Further, he describes how the Phoenicians revolutionized writing with the invention of the alphabet, and that even though the scribes resisted...
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