Ancient Sumer and the Sumerians (Ancient Mesopotamia in Minutes)

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  • Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
  • Welcome to the first program in the new short series called "Mesopotamia in Minutes," designed for those of you who want to learn more about ancient history but just don't have the time. In this program we'll quickly cover the Sumerians. At the end, test your knowledge of Sumer and the Sumerians with the short quiz:
    *quiz no longer available.
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  • @justinwinter4908
    @justinwinter4908 3 роки тому +26

    Thanks for the video. I am so sick of UA-cam suggesting all these conspiracy history videos; ancient aliens, hidden history, amazing ancient technology. And worst of all is the videos have millions of views and the viewers actually believe it as fact. Saddens me

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +8

      Haha yeah I hear you... was one of my motivations for putting out so many videos on ancient Mesopotamia, basically to help combat all of the misinformation out there. More on the way, thanks for stopping by and stay safe!

  • @josephgonzalez8138
    @josephgonzalez8138 3 роки тому +41

    Always glad to see a new History with Cy video.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +5

      Thank you, always glad when y'all stop by. Stay safe!

  • @hmsdemolition8588
    @hmsdemolition8588 3 роки тому +27

    This is the best history channel I ever watched , keep up the EXCELLENT work CY.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +3

      Thank you, you are all the best subscribers that a channel could have!

    • @hmsdemolition8588
      @hmsdemolition8588 3 роки тому +1

      @Daan Schlüter i do thank you

  • @lesliesylvan
    @lesliesylvan 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you. Appreciate these short insights~

  • @ghostwriterinme5050
    @ghostwriterinme5050 9 місяців тому +1

    Excellent

  • @JDG602
    @JDG602 2 роки тому +10

    I love your Ancient Mesopotamia playlist I have watched these videos multiple times and it never gets old. Most important it is ACCURATE. I have five books about this content and it is on point. Thank you for bringing this to the people there is nothing like it on the internet.

  • @EmmaAndGraceTheSisters
    @EmmaAndGraceTheSisters 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you so much I needed this for my history lesson

  • @mattgrandich3977
    @mattgrandich3977 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Mr. Cy.

  • @Amadeu.Macedo
    @Amadeu.Macedo 2 роки тому +8

    Thanks for the upload, dear CY. I truly adore anything from Ancient Mesopotamia, particularly Sumer and Akkad.
    Additionally, I have gradually acquired a particular fondness to specific Sumerian and Acadian historical and mythological figures, such as Enheduanna, Naram-Sin, Shulgi, and the great goddess of love and war - Inanna (Ishtar for the Acadians). I suspect that I have turned into one of your channel's great fans! I Indeed, I love your videos!

  • @stephenmichalski2643
    @stephenmichalski2643 3 роки тому +5

    Like this "in minutes" concept......but also like the long versions too. Hope you continue both. As always........great work Cy.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +2

      No worries my friend, I'll be putting out in multiple formats - shorter ones like this and also longer, especially a few podcasts, which I love because they're more informal for me. As always, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

  • @volodymyrcuza9994
    @volodymyrcuza9994 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks a lot for the brief, but very interesting recap of this critically important civilization!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      My pleasure, really glad you enjoyed this! More on Mesopotamia to come, stay tuned and thanks for stopping by, appreciate it!

    • @user-ri1ti6go7s
      @user-ri1ti6go7s 8 місяців тому

      Your work is always informative, easy to follow, enjoyable, accurate, thank you

  • @MelEveritt
    @MelEveritt 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks mate 😊

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  9 місяців тому

      You're welcome, thanks for watching!

  • @Angayasse
    @Angayasse 3 роки тому +2

    Yes! Goodness again! Thank you! :)

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      No, thank YOU for stopping by, appreciate it!

  • @mdstanton1813
    @mdstanton1813 3 роки тому +15

    Long or short your videos hit the spot!
    Thanks Cy. I always appreciate the effort you put into this

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +3

      Thanks! Yeah I'll be doing a mix of both from now on, more shorter ones like this so that I can produce them more often and then I'll supplement them with either longer videos or podcasts that have additional information. I've seen that more people watch the shorter vids, probably because they're easier to binge vs longer ones where there's definitely a larger time investment. Let's see if this'll work. As always, thanks so much for the support, appreciate it. Stay safe!

    • @mdstanton1813
      @mdstanton1813 3 роки тому +1

      @@HistorywithCy where do you find the time buddy?

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      @@mdstanton1813 haha sacrificing some sleep. There's a reason why these vids generally come out really late at night where I'm at (Pacific time). It's all good though, still love making these!

    • @mdstanton1813
      @mdstanton1813 3 роки тому +1

      @@HistorywithCy I hope you feel rewarded by doing all this because its certainly appreciated
      I love how we're getting to see you on camera. The king of kings behind the channel isn't a myth! 👍

    • @steviestevereno
      @steviestevereno 10 місяців тому

      @@HistorywithCy$98c CB

  • @blueeyes6852
    @blueeyes6852 3 роки тому +1

    Good to hear from you! Sorry to hear about those dang fires! Hopefully, with Fall arriving, you'll get a bit o' rain! So devastating, yet as I understand it, is really good for the soil. Maybe you all will have bumper crops this coming year!
    Well, all I can say is, they must have had super vision!Seeing all that micro-writing! Dang! And no magnifying glasses around! Lol!
    Stay well Sir and thank you so much for all you put into your videos! Yours really stand out Cy! 👏😊

  • @rigulur
    @rigulur 3 роки тому +1

    i already watched the longer ones but it's fun just to hear Cy's disembodied voice explain things. he could talk about vegetable facts and i'd put it on.

  • @CrookedRosePOD
    @CrookedRosePOD 3 роки тому +9

    Blessed be Assyria the work of my hands Isaiah 19:25

    • @yaruqadishi8326
      @yaruqadishi8326 3 роки тому

      Cursed the false god yahweh.
      True God Most High ASSUR he made assyria. The Jews/hebrews bow to Assyria and its Holy Gods Wrathful.

    • @CrookedRosePOD
      @CrookedRosePOD 3 роки тому

      Yaru Qadishi dude slow down with “Ashur” as God we didn’t even conquer all of Iran, with Jesus we spread the gospel from Egypt, Iraq to be India and China. First wave of Christian in Asia’s was from Nestorian missionaries. We accomplished much more as such. IMO

    • @yaruqadishi8326
      @yaruqadishi8326 3 роки тому

      @@CrookedRosePOD Jesus is falling Wayne dying Lord God Assur is coming back in Christianity is alive being thrown out of the East just likes being thrown out of the West going back to the Middle East again where it's coming back people are coming back to the True Divine again and rejecting the lies and evil of Christianity you need to slow down and think for yourself and not make false claims you're being fooled here as you were for 2,000 years now

    • @CrookedRosePOD
      @CrookedRosePOD 3 роки тому

      Yaru Qadishi where was Ashur in 612 BC and why’d he disappear? Where was Ashur during the Mongolian conquest of Iraq? Where was Ashur during the Muslim invasion of Iraq?

    • @yaruqadishi8326
      @yaruqadishi8326 3 роки тому

      @@CrookedRosePOD still there and he punished the people for not staying loyal to him 612 was nothing because the Babylonians were sent by him and by Lord God Marduk.
      Where is your false god Yahweh or Allah when Iraq gets bombed or Iraq war huh you want to play that game of where was this

  • @blueeyes6852
    @blueeyes6852 3 роки тому +2

    Yay! Another Cy Video ❣
    I just saw you pop up and I had to say, 'hi'❣
    I see you've been working hard❣
    I loved reading comments❣ With 54k subs, it's wonderful to see you getting the views you deserve (considering all you put into your craft)❣
    I've saved your video for a 'special evening' because it's almost 1:30 a.m.
    I just flew through because I saw you pop up and I wanted to say, hi❣
    Have a nice day tomorrow and thank you as always for all you do Cy❣👋🏻😷

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      Thanks so much and great to hear from you! All good over here, just dodging the latest round of wildfires, this last one came kind of close but fortunately we're all safe and it's pretty much under control. Thanks so much, yeah the channel's growing thanks to all of you. Hope all is well on your end in Seattle. Stay safe my friend and as always, really appreciate the support!

  • @ernestinehenning273
    @ernestinehenning273 9 місяців тому

    Thank you.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  9 місяців тому

      You're welcome, thanks for watching!

  • @maykonjunkes6027
    @maykonjunkes6027 3 роки тому

    Thank you!

  • @kkupsky6321
    @kkupsky6321 2 місяці тому

    Aw man. I have time for longer programmes. Go on. Please.

  • @bredmond812
    @bredmond812 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome! Im still waiting for the 1 hour version. "The Epic of Sumer"

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +2

      Oh man, it'll probably be more like 2 hours plus! I have to do it in stages or else I won't be able to put out a video in over a month! Glad you liked the abridged version though! Thanks again for stopping by, always a pleasure to get your feedback. Stay safe!

    • @bredmond812
      @bredmond812 3 роки тому

      @@HistorywithCy Ok. I can wait for a while as long as I can get a two hours plus Epic of Sumer. Take your time.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      @@bredmond812 happy to oblige!

  • @fallout187
    @fallout187 3 роки тому +2

    Great video as always. If possible, could you make videos like this for all of the civilizations from the early to the late Bronze Age?

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      Hi, thanks for stopping by, appreciate it! Sure, any particular ones that you have in mind? Thanks.

    • @fallout187
      @fallout187 3 роки тому

      @@HistorywithCy I’m trying to understand Bronze Age civilizations as they emerged and interacted with one another in chronological order.
      The specific civilizations I’m interested in are Egypt (old/middle/new) Kingdoms, Indus Valley Civilization (Harappans), Minoans/Mycenean Greeks, Hittites, and China (Xia/Shang Dynasty).
      I’ve seen your previous videos on some of these civilizations and they provide a great amount of detail.
      I believe If you made a series of summaries like this on Bronze Age civilizations in chronological order it would help people gain an overall understanding of the timeline.
      Once viewers are able to see everything from a macro sense, they’ll know where to go for a more micro understanding of specific periods which you’ve already made.
      I recommend this for selfish reasons but I believe it would help others than myself. Thanks for taking the time to respond and please keep up the good work.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      @@fallout187 Thanks for the advice and feedback. Yeah I'll be doing these in chronological order for Mesopotamia for sure and probably also for Greek, which I want to start in the next month or two. I can do small summaries for the Hittites as well. Egypt is just so huge and so much to cover in a short program but I can try it. Thanks again for the suggestions, appreciate them and the feedback. Stay safe!

  • @raminsadeghi7358
    @raminsadeghi7358 3 роки тому +2

    Very nice video as usual.
    Thank you

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      Thank you my friend, appreciate it. I'll do a short one like this in the future on the Elamites as well. Stay safe!

  • @laftahaliraqi9871
    @laftahaliraqi9871 2 місяці тому

    thank its amazing Im from south iraq this video is great about civilization

  • @garytucker8696
    @garytucker8696 3 роки тому +1

    Would it be possible to cover the exotic foods cylinder scroll,thank you for sharing Sir.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      I can look into it for sure, thanks for the suggestion. Hope all is well and stay safe!

  • @joeshmoe8345
    @joeshmoe8345 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you!

    • @rag0t2010
      @rag0t2010 3 роки тому

      @@HistorywithCy Hi there, did the Sumerians inhabit some part of modern day Kuwait? all of Kuwait?

  • @irsyadhariz4441
    @irsyadhariz4441 3 роки тому +4

    Can you made video about Meshweh/Tehenu or Ancient Libyan or Kaskian Marauder of Hittie

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +2

      Hmm, interesting, I don't know much about this topic but I can see what research is out and then possibly do something on it. Thanks for the suggestion, appreciate it. More to come, stay safe!

  • @ArtDocHound
    @ArtDocHound 3 роки тому

    Thanks bud.

  • @connorgolden4
    @connorgolden4 3 роки тому +2

    Was so happy to see a new video! Love it. Too bad my wifi is shit rn so it’ll take a fucking hour to watch!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      Haha so I guess it won't be "in minutes" for you...sorry about that. Thanks for trying though. Yeah that sometimes used to happen to me as well, mostly at night when I guess more people are online and the bandwidth gets taken up (at least I think that's why it was happening). Thanks for the stopping by though, really appreciate it! More to come soon, stay safe!

    • @connorgolden4
      @connorgolden4 3 роки тому +1

      @@HistorywithCy Unfortunately it was an error on AT&Ts part so we had to wait for them fix it. Really sucked. Wasn’t going to stop me from watching this video, although it did take a good half hour to watch.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      @@connorgolden4 Thanks man, I'm honored that you took the time to watch this, means a lot! I'll be sure to make future episodes worth your while as well. Thank you and please let me know if there are other related topics you'd be interested in and I'll see what I can do. Stay safe!

    • @connorgolden4
      @connorgolden4 3 роки тому +1

      @@HistorywithCy As I’ve mentioned before I’d love to see a video/videos on egypt between the end of the new kingdom and the conquest of Egypt by the Persians. Or maybe a video on an wit Israel. Or the Mycenaeans and Minoans.

  • @hopeprevails3213
    @hopeprevails3213 3 роки тому +3

    I see you are asking for topics we'll be interested to see all around, so I decided to suggest some.
    Now, I'm passionately waiting for a Achaemenid/Sassanid video series, but I know you will eventually make one.
    I would love to see content about Maurya, Gupta or ancient India in general as well, though I know its a very difficult area to research.
    It will be cool to finish up the brief overveiws of pre-Columbian cultures and perhaps reach the Aztecs. Why not even the Inca? The native american states and empires are absolutely fascinating, because they were isolated from the rest of the world yet developed complex cultural and social systems regardless.
    I'm a big fan of Chinese history, but I don't know how much you personally are aware of it, so I won't pressure about this.
    WOULD LOVE if you expand on Ethiopian /or I guess Sudanese¿/ history with Kush and Nubia. Maybe even the African empires, like Mali and Ghana, could be reached one day?
    Mesopotamia is and always will be my favourite historical topic, so I won't mind videos on that as well, especially the sumerians. I would like to know more about their culture, mythology and even scientific achievments. Maybe a video on the culture of the Sumerians?
    Anyways, love your stuff, keep it coming. And don't overwork yourself!

    • @hopeprevails3213
      @hopeprevails3213 3 роки тому

      Also; at 7:13 - did Sargon actually conquer Cyprus? Never knew about that.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      Hi, thanks so much for stopping by, your feedback and suggestions, really appreciate them! Haha love your screen name as well. Achaemenid, Parthian, Sasanian, for sure, the latter two in 2021. I'll also cover India as well, though how (as one large episode or in smaller chunks) remains to be seen. Do you have a preference? Short episodes would be easier but India is such a vast and diverse country that it may be hard for one to get the big picture if only in small installments. With regard to China, will slowly be inching in with the Xiongnu in Chinese sources. Africa too but the subjects you mention come a bit later in the timeline, so it'll probably a while. I'll do my best though to speed all this up (hence some of these shorter episodes). And of course, the Near East will always be covered in some form.
      With regard to Sargon and Cyprus, there is a mention of it in one of the epics/stories of Sargon, that he received tribute from its king after he supposedly reached the Mediterranean Sea. The only material evidence of an old Akkadian presence that I know of is a cylinder seal that was found in 1876 in Curium of Naram-Sin. It's mentioned in Benjamin Foster's book "Age of Agade," though he brings up those who have rightly challenged an Akkadian presence on Cyprus based solely on this seal. Others maintain that it could have been a seal of a different Naram-Sin, though in my opinion this is unlikely because to my knowledge, we only know of one other Naram-Sin, and that's Naram-Sin of Eshnunna, the great rival of Shamshi-Adad I of Ekallatum/Assyria. I admit, it's hard to prove an actual Akkadian presence there, which is also why I also put in the caption, "territories and tributaries."
      I'll try to see if I can find more on this topic. Thanks again for stopping by, really thrilled that you're enjoying the content on the channel...stay safe!

  • @KeinsingtonCisco
    @KeinsingtonCisco 3 роки тому +3

    Good Job! I usually only watch these short summaries as refreshers to what I have learneded :) The only thing you didn't research is that the Sumerians themselves say they came from the east. Jiroft? Dilmun? or the Indus Valley (Luristan? Sindh? Rajasthan? Rann kutch?) I say Indus Valley based on genetic studies and Y haplogroups? Cheers!

  • @KMac329
    @KMac329 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you, Cy. This is a very useful video for people like me who are not scholars, yet have a keen interest in the history of the ANE. I'd say, too, that it's very useful for anyone interested in history generally. It's important for people to know that history, not matter the time or place studied, shows that change is the constant, that over the course of time the languages of regions change, their ethnic compositions change, their cultures and rulers and religions change. If there are eternals, we hope that they are human values held by all: compassion, mercy, humility, and tolerance, as well as courage, temperance, and patience. War and violence have always been with us, but so have the virtues that have preserved humanity for as long as they have.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      Well said and I agree! I'm glad that you found this useful and hopefully future episodes will be the same. If there are any other related topics that you'd like to see in this sort of shorter format, please don't hesitate to let me know. As always, thanks so much for your continued support of the channel, really appreciate it and always enjoy reading your insightful and thought-provoking comments. Stay safe my friend!

    • @user-pf1zd1xh1f
      @user-pf1zd1xh1f 9 місяців тому

      Yes you are absolutely right people do change. Now, the people of Mesopotamia are not the descendants of the civilized ones eight hundreds years ago. There have been demographic changes since the Mongolian invasion, and now most of the people in the the region are of indian and African origins, and others of mixed race with the originals . The very originals are minority now. A thousand years ago there was a university in Baghdad that teaches thirty kinds of science, called the House of Wisdom, but was destroyed by the savage Mongolians.

  • @batooladel5627
    @batooladel5627 2 роки тому

    Very helpful, thank you

  • @Sam-wd1mz
    @Sam-wd1mz 3 роки тому

    Most of us love books.Most of people read few pages of books then put book aside. Thats how my interest in ancient history grew coz those first few pages have early periods of human history. Egypt, Mesopotamia, Sindh(region north of India).

  • @ruthnovena40
    @ruthnovena40 3 роки тому

    Linking the previous posts helps in completing the narrative.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      Oh nice, glad it helped to hopefully put some of this into context. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it. More to come, stay safe!

  • @jordoncole3609
    @jordoncole3609 3 роки тому

    Could you do some like a few hours

  • @shadeburst
    @shadeburst 8 місяців тому +1

    Big unanswered question: where were those other earlier civilizations that predated the Sumerian?

  • @pedrito01100
    @pedrito01100 3 роки тому

    You know, I can't say that this was bad, because it was great, but I still prefer your bigger, more complete videos. Anyway, good luck on this new project!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks my friend, really appreciate it! Yeah this is just a short series for people who don't have much time to go through longer videos but are interested in learning this stuff. No worries, I'll still be doing longer videos on many more topics. As always, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it. More to come, stay safe!

  • @mithridatesvi1650
    @mithridatesvi1650 3 роки тому

    I've seen that you corrected a small mistake you made on your Umma vs Lagash video. There you said that Eannatum only conquered Umma, and that Lugalzagesi conquered all of Sumer. In this one you mentioned that Eannatum conquered most of Sumer, which in my opinion is more accurate. Great video as always!!!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      Hi, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! Oh, I didn't realize that. Haven't seen that video in a while so I forget the specifics of what or how I presented it, but I may not have mentioned the other areas because I was focused on the specific conflict with Umma. However, you're right, it would have been good to have mentioned those as well. Thanks for the head's up, appreciate it!

  • @waynearnold3128
    @waynearnold3128 2 дні тому

    One of the most interesting thing is that each of these "mythical" kings ruled for a number of years that are divisible by 3600 years. No one comments because no one has come up with any idea why without involving aliens

  • @Leo-us4wd
    @Leo-us4wd 3 роки тому +1

    Was the Danube valley a civilization?

  • @das16thegoon
    @das16thegoon 3 роки тому

    00:45 isn't that the gutiens that are being showed or the indigenous Sumerians?

  • @husambotros3958
    @husambotros3958 3 роки тому +1

    I bet you Cy the only thing more exciting than your videos would be digging for artefacts in the land of the rivers😁😁😁 gr8 job my friend keep them coming.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      Haha thanks, I knew you'd be a fan of this series! So much more I want to cover - no plans of stopping, just need more time! Hope all is well on your side of the pond, stay safe!

  • @toshan9355
    @toshan9355 3 роки тому

    The link to the quiz does not seem to work. Can you share it again in a reply, please?

  • @keithmallory5228
    @keithmallory5228 3 роки тому

    Backwards Annunaki is ikanunnA. With society about 2:24 at upper right.

  • @Sam-wd1mz
    @Sam-wd1mz 3 роки тому +2

    I mean if you look at earliest human settlements they not far from Africa thus connecting history to pre historical periods stone ages anthropology, natural history an stuf

  • @Quarks_Bar
    @Quarks_Bar 8 місяців тому +1

    5:07
    If we replace Years with Days, then...
    28,800 Days = 79 Years
    36,000 Days = 98 Years
    43,200 Days = 118 Years
    That actually sounds more reasonable.
    Abraham from the Bible lived to be 175 Years Old.

  • @maxnetirtimon4121
    @maxnetirtimon4121 3 роки тому +1

    great video as always but I have a question wasn't Susa the oldest city ???? I'll be glad if you can answer.👍👍👍👍

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +2

      Hi, thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it and your question! No, not to my knowledge. If we're speaking specifically of a city (not settlement like Gobeki Tepe for example), then scholars usually cite Jericho as being the oldest. In Mesopotamia, it would likely be Eridu or Uruk (tradition and the various king lists maintain that it's Eridu).
      Thanks so much for your interest in this stuff, really glad there are people like you asking such questions. Thanks again, stay safe!

  • @LPVince94
    @LPVince94 Рік тому +1

    What would I give to be able to walk among the houses of Uruk or any other of the sumerian cities.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  Рік тому

      Would be great for sure! Thanks for watching!

  • @yrebrac
    @yrebrac 3 роки тому +1

    Feeeeeed

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks!

    • @yrebrac
      @yrebrac 3 роки тому +1

      @@HistorywithCy Hoping the algo doesn't care *what* I say

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      @@yrebrac Haha probably not unless it's something really spammy or offensive. Ah, the almighty algorithm... works in such mysterious ways. Hope all is well on your end and all the best for 2021! Stay safe!

  • @martinalarcon3108
    @martinalarcon3108 11 місяців тому +2

    As a large nose person I wonder if my ancestor came from Sumerians 😮the reason why I wonder 💭 is in their drawings everyone seems to have large noses 😮

  • @AdamCiernicki
    @AdamCiernicki 11 місяців тому

    Is it true that Abraham studied in Babylon? I mean is there any evidence or was that just a hypothesis ?

  • @Rocinante2300
    @Rocinante2300 3 роки тому

    I was curious, what editing software do you use?

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      Hi! Adobe Photoshop for the creating the maps and other graphics and Adobe Premiere for the the video. Any other questions, please don't hesitate ask. Thanks, stay safe!

    • @Rocinante2300
      @Rocinante2300 3 роки тому +1

      Cool, I’m using After effects to make a documentary about the third century crisis for my College Capstone.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      @@Rocinante2300 sweet, I need to learn that program!

  • @a2a918
    @a2a918 Рік тому +5

    The Smithsonian reworked allot of ancient artwork to make it seem like there was never great black civilizations

  • @SargonofQueens
    @SargonofQueens Місяць тому

    Thank you very much! Great education I hope all Chinese people watch.

  • @faoziathadjado965
    @faoziathadjado965 Рік тому

    Wow

  • @marchionessamoretto7326
    @marchionessamoretto7326 9 місяців тому +1

    According to the historians referring to these similar language facts, Sumerian is an ancient Turkish language. Although Sumerian language has common typological peculiarities with Altay languages, this theory has been put forward for the first time by a historian named Julius Oppert

  • @keithmallory5228
    @keithmallory5228 3 роки тому

    UR and EA coming together is possibly a separating forcerather than full impact of the two together. Ask a urologist.

  • @vadergamerboss6660
    @vadergamerboss6660 3 роки тому +4

    8:23
    Does that means that even during Parthian rule Sumerian was still being taught in scribal schools? And if so, in which cities? Because I thought that by that point the ancient Sumerian cities (Ur, Uruk, Eridu and others) had all but been abandoned.

    • @Shenron67
      @Shenron67 3 роки тому +3

      The most recent tablet was found in Uruk and made in 108 BC. We have some more recent but they are just astrological record.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +4

      Hi, thanks for stopping by and your question. So like @Shenoron67, Sumerian/Akkadian were still being taught in scribal schools in Uruk, which had not been completely abandoned by then. However, it was also taught in Babylon. Though Seleucus I Nicator more or less forcibly relocated Babylon's population to his new capital, Seleucia (on Tigris), the city's religious establishment was allowed to remain and carry out religious practices there, which probably carried on for a century or two after, hence the preserving the use of Sumerian-Akkadian. Interestingly, a similar thing also happened in Ashur where a small temple was found there (dedicated to the god Ashur) that dates from Parthian times, though there I believe they only found Akkadian-language docs.
      Thanks for the question and glad you're interested in this stuff. More to come, stay safe!

    • @vadergamerboss6660
      @vadergamerboss6660 3 роки тому +1

      @@Shenron67 Thanks! (You too Cy)

  • @henkstersmacro-world
    @henkstersmacro-world 3 роки тому +1

    👍👍👍

  • @ThePonderingPiper
    @ThePonderingPiper 9 місяців тому

    The Sumerians-Last of the Andites
    When the last Andite dispersion broke the biologic backbone of Mesopotamian civilization, a small minority of this superior race remained in their homeland near the mouths of the rivers. These were the Sumerians, and by 6000 B.C. they had become largely Andite in extraction, though their culture was more exclusively Nodite in character, and they clung to the ancient traditions of Dalamatia. Nonetheless, these Sumerians of the coastal regions were the last of the Andites in Mesopotamia. But the races of Mesopotamia were already thoroughly blended by this late date, as is evidenced by the skull types found in the graves of this era.
    It was during the floodtimes that Susa so greatly prospered. The first and lower city was inundated so that the second or higher town succeeded the lower as the headquarters for the peculiar artcrafts of that day. With the later diminution of these floods, Ur became the center of the pottery industry. About seven thousand years ago Ur was on the Persian Gulf, the river deposits having since built up the land to its present limits. These settlements suffered less from the floods because of better controlling works and the widening mouths of the rivers.
    The peaceful grain growers of the Euphrates and Tigris valleys had long been harassed by the raids of the barbarians of Turkestan and the Iranian plateau. But now a concerted invasion of the Euphrates valley was brought about by the increasing drought of the highland pastures. And this invasion was all the more serious because these surrounding herdsmen and hunters possessed large numbers of tamed horses. It was the possession of horses which gave them a tremendous military advantage over their rich neighbors to the south. In a short time they overran all Mesopotamia, driving forth the last waves of culture which spread out over all of Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.
    These conquerors of Mesopotamia carried in their ranks many of the better Andite strains of the mixed northern races of Turkestan, including some of the Adamson stock. These less advanced but more vigorous tribes from the north quickly and willingly assimilated the residue of the civilization of Mesopotamia and presently developed into those mixed peoples found in the Euphrates valley at the beginning of historic annals. They quickly revived many phases of the passing civilization of Mesopotamia, adopting the arts of the valley tribes and much of the culture of the Sumerians. They even sought to build a third tower of Babel and later adopted the term as their national name.
    When these barbarian cavalrymen from the northeast overran the whole Euphrates valley, they did not conquer the remnants of the Andites who dwelt about the mouth of the river on the Persian Gulf. These Sumerians were able to defend themselves because of superior intelligence, better weapons, and their extensive system of military canals, which were an adjunct to their irrigation scheme of interconnecting pools. They were a united people because they had a uniform group religion. They were thus able to maintain their racial and national integrity long after their neighbors to the northwest were broken up into isolated city-states. No one of these city groups was able to overcome the united Sumerians.
    And the invaders from the north soon learned to trust and prize these peace-loving Sumerians as able teachers and administrators. They were greatly respected and sought after as teachers of art and industry, as directors of commerce, and as civil rulers by all peoples to the north and from Egypt in the west to India in the east.
    After the breakup of the early Sumerian confederation the later city-states were ruled by the apostate descendants of the Sethite priests. Only when these priests made conquests of the neighboring cities did they call themselves kings. The later city kings failed to form powerful confederations before the days of Sargon because of deity jealousy. Each city believed its municipal god to be superior to all other gods, and therefore they refused to subordinate themselves to a common leader.
    The end of this long period of the weak rule of the city priests was terminated by Sargon, the priest of Kish, who proclaimed himself king and started out on the conquest of the whole of Mesopotamia and adjoining lands. And for the time, this ended the city-states, priest-ruled and priest-ridden, each city having its own municipal god and its own ceremonial practices.
    After the breakup of this Kish confederation there ensued a long period of constant warfare between these valley cities for supremacy. And the rulership variously shifted between Sumer, Akkad, Kish, Erech, Ur, and Susa.
    About 2500 B.C. the Sumerians suffered severe reverses at the hands of the northern Suites and Guites. Lagash, the Sumerian capital built on flood mounds, fell. Erech held out for thirty years after the fall of Akkad. By the time of the establishment of the rule of Hammurabi the Sumerians had become absorbed into the ranks of the northern Semites, and the Mesopotamian Andites passed from the pages of history.
    From 2500 to 2000 B.C. the nomads were on a rampage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Nerites constituted the final eruption of the Caspian group of the Mesopotamian descendants of the blended Andonite and Andite races. What the barbarians failed to do to effect the ruination of Mesopotamia, subsequent climatic changes succeeded in accomplishing.
    And this is the story of the violet race after the days of Adam and of the fate of their homeland between the Tigris and Euphrates. Their ancient civilization finally fell due to the emigration of superior peoples and the immigration of their inferior neighbors. But long before the barbarian cavalrymen conquered the valley, much of the Garden culture had spread to Asia, Africa, and Europe, there to produce the ferments which have resulted in the twentieth-century civilization of Urantia. Ref. The Urantia Book

  • @safwantlkipnaya
    @safwantlkipnaya 2 роки тому +1

    Chaldean iraqi and proud.

  • @grandmadepot3573
    @grandmadepot3573 3 роки тому +2

    pog

  • @dontbetrippin4575
    @dontbetrippin4575 3 роки тому

    In my opinion they weren't just bullshitting in the earlier parts of the king's list, many old text say the same thing that these chosen kings by the gods rules for thousands of years, maybe they had knowledge on how to live longer lost or kept a secret to us

  • @tbrown55
    @tbrown55 3 роки тому

    Sumerians may have moved to the area from areas further south that are now under the waters of the Persian/Arabian Gulf. They would have been forced to move by the rising ocean waters.

    • @suckyourmums2952
      @suckyourmums2952 3 роки тому

      they moved north to caucasia.the kartvelian langauge and sumerian is very connected.Also the svans and sumerians worshipped the same sun god

  • @pinkyfinger9851
    @pinkyfinger9851 3 роки тому

    0:12 that statue somehow looks remarkably Indian with the posture, the expressions, clothing style and overall physique of the woman

  • @hashemieada4846
    @hashemieada4846 3 роки тому +4

    Sgagia means covered head man not black headed .

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +2

      Hi, thanks for stopping by, appreciate it! Hmmm, I haven't read that but if you have a source, please let me know, would love to check it out. Thanks again, stay safe!

  • @sylvainbodin3441
    @sylvainbodin3441 Рік тому

    the quizz link is a spam

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  Рік тому

      Hi, thanks for watching. Looks like the link expired. I've taken it out. Thanks for letting me know!

  • @mmscandyfriend2899
    @mmscandyfriend2899 3 роки тому

    I love the Sumerians

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      Me too, will put out more related topics, probably with regard to Sumerian daily life, literature, etc.

  • @JulienCohenMusic
    @JulienCohenMusic 3 роки тому

    I cant access the quizz!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      Hi, hope all is well! Here's the link... enjoy!

    • @JulienCohenMusic
      @JulienCohenMusic 3 роки тому

      @@HistorywithCy i have the link in the description but leads me to "cant access the website..."

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      @@JulienCohenMusic really? That's strange. Maybe it's blocked in the country you're in? I'll take a look and see if there's a reason for it. Will let you know, thanks for trying to access it!

    • @JulienCohenMusic
      @JulienCohenMusic 3 роки тому +1

      @@HistorywithCy possible, i am currently in russia

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      @@JulienCohenMusic That might be it... it could be blocked. I'll find out, thanks!

  • @haha-on5fd
    @haha-on5fd 9 місяців тому

    iltam zumra rashubti ilatim

  • @keithmallory5228
    @keithmallory5228 3 роки тому

    The lands to the left are solid and barren and rocky... ur. Impact sound of solid ground. EA are la not ds of the east in jungles and open chasms... falling sound...*ea*

  • @tikbalangbukid
    @tikbalangbukid Рік тому

    The 'sudden' civilization the Sumerians baffles the archaeologist, historians etc. but to some it is clear - its not Myth but from other wordly beings.

    • @morbidclash
      @morbidclash Місяць тому

      Oh ok! did uncle billy tell you that 😂

    • @tikbalangbukid
      @tikbalangbukid Місяць тому

      @@morbidclash I know trolling is fun, sometimes.., but can you tell us any credible historian, archaeologist or researcher/s tht can present a rational, logical explanation of the Sumerian kings list ? I'm assuming you know some...., or perhaps my assumption is incorrect.🤔

  • @pasha222
    @pasha222 Рік тому

    ( The lost And Untold History Of The Kurds ) Book 📕

  • @bugsytv6852
    @bugsytv6852 3 роки тому

    The bible and other archeological resources Record a massive siege happening at Babylon, and it was Belshazzar who fought against the Persians, the Persians dug tunnels under the gates of Babylon and went in the city and bloody battle happened and Belshazzar died fighting. After this, than the Persian King granted peace in Babylon and had respect towards the city for its religion being the same as his belief. I think Ashur and Enlil and Ahuru Mazda are the same Gods with different names for each nationality.

  • @silveryuno
    @silveryuno 3 роки тому

    I got the question about the dates wrong =(
    No surprises there...

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому

      Yeah exact dates are what I used to mess up the most in school. Still do. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it. More to come, stay safe!

  • @ezzovonachalm9815
    @ezzovonachalm9815 3 місяці тому

    I really would appreciate that the written information would remain the time to stop the video in order to copy the dates and informations.

  • @Pootycat8359
    @Pootycat8359 10 місяців тому

    5:15 "...[O]bviously, isn't true." How do you know? Gods DO live longer, and reign longer, than mere humans! :)

  • @jakec5618
    @jakec5618 5 місяців тому +1

    Unfortunately, it seems so much of history/evidence seems to have been destroyed by conquerors/invaders thru time.
    It'd be nice to know what the truth of it all is.

  • @Neo-ti2ff
    @Neo-ti2ff 4 дні тому

    Make Sumer Great Again.

  • @jamesbass7981
    @jamesbass7981 2 місяці тому

    I think Abram came from Ur.
    I think the first peoples there came from the garden of Eden.

    • @morbidclash
      @morbidclash Місяць тому

      So what do you think about the garden story?
      Do you think the Hebrews changed it?
      Genuine question

  • @davidagiel8130
    @davidagiel8130 2 роки тому

    They look like Canaanites, isn’t Ur where Abraham came from? Maybe that’s just a story of a tribe that left the Samarians and joined the Canaanites to become the Israelites?

  • @user-su6ln1gr9m
    @user-su6ln1gr9m Рік тому

    I am from Iraq, from the city of Nasiriyah. Ur, the capital of the Sumerians. Iraq contains enormous monuments and is the cradle of civilizations. Unfortunately, no one is interested in her. Nobody cares about the antiquities department in Iraq. You know that the antiquities discovered in Iraq are only 10/100. If you excavated, there would have been a great change and a look at the ancient Iraqi civilization. With you is one of the archeology students in Nasiriyah, Abbas Rahman. Ur, the city of the Prophet of God, Ibrahim, pbuh. Thanks, my dear

  • @teemorris5757
    @teemorris5757 3 роки тому

    2nd

  • @kaarlimakela3413
    @kaarlimakela3413 3 роки тому

    Or alternatively, they might have called themselves The Baldheaded People 😁

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      Lol true although many are also depicted with long hair... I think they shaved when for religious ceremonies and festivals. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

  • @davidbarber3821
    @davidbarber3821 3 роки тому +2

    1st

  • @davidnotonstinnett
    @davidnotonstinnett 3 роки тому

    3rd

  • @sumer7681
    @sumer7681 2 роки тому

    .

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  2 роки тому

      Cool name! Haha this video seems like it might interesting you...thanks for watching!

  • @art1muz13
    @art1muz13 4 місяці тому

    The sumerians are the ilk of the nephilm.

  • @guritarasi8732
    @guritarasi8732 3 роки тому +3

    SUM ER=The black anknown Earliests!!
    Gift by Albanian-Atlant language!!

  • @chaqowashen8542
    @chaqowashen8542 3 роки тому +1

    Sumerian was kurd and glgamesh was kurdish gil means nation or people and gamesh means the female of ox and read soran hama rashid book then u know that Sumeri was Kurd and similar language 469 common word and more similar words and term sorani taken and came from sumeri term after islam came kurds separated the term sumeri changed to sorani. and they are aryan just like kurds

    • @matrixxx3662
      @matrixxx3662 Рік тому

      Not Aryans but West asian looking like most modern West asians.

  • @papazataklaattiranimam
    @papazataklaattiranimam 3 роки тому +3

    Sumerians,Elamites and Dravidians are like 3 sons of a mother

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 роки тому +1

      All interesting peoples indeed! Thanks for stopping by, stay safe!

    • @papazataklaattiranimam
      @papazataklaattiranimam 3 роки тому +1

      @@HistorywithCy Sumero-Elamo-Dravidian languages🙄 but i am not sure

    • @yaruqadishi8326
      @yaruqadishi8326 3 роки тому

      Elam and dravidians are Central and east of the Middle East

  • @mattparker9726
    @mattparker9726 3 роки тому

    ALIENS. They were aliens.

    • @yaruqadishi8326
      @yaruqadishi8326 3 роки тому

      Get your head out of sci-fi and look at reality for one's this has nothing to do with aliens ever or any other ass pulling claimed its anti Mesopotamia or anti Sumer.

    • @michaelhowze8198
      @michaelhowze8198 3 роки тому +1

      @@yaruqadishi8326 I don't think it's anti anything just morons.

  • @SaintNjuguna
    @SaintNjuguna Рік тому +3

    That name they called themselves 'sangiga' (black headed people) proves that sumerians were black people

    • @matrixxx3662
      @matrixxx3662 Рік тому +3

      Not According to how they depict themselves. Black heades means just hair based on the statues. Because they dont have an African phenotype but caucasoid one.

    • @ArcanumArcanorum17
      @ArcanumArcanorum17 Рік тому +4

      Lol so is everyone with black hair suddenly black?

    • @matrixxx3662
      @matrixxx3662 Рік тому +1

      @@ArcanumArcanorum17 Must be a weird race since only their head was black.

    • @matrixxx3662
      @matrixxx3662 Рік тому

      @@wildschwein9066 Yes, some of them did have blue eyes just like some Europeans today. Technically blue eyes was spread by Anatolian farmers who spread to Europe In the Neolihic Era. Thats why this trait is still found among people all over West Asia. But the most common trait among the Sumerians was their hooked noses.

    • @matrixxx3662
      @matrixxx3662 Рік тому

      @@wildschwein9066 East Asians has the highest Neanderthal dna. So your comment don't make sense. Blue eyes did not originate In Europe btw.

  • @user-jo6uo3tk3b
    @user-jo6uo3tk3b Рік тому

    На русском пожалуйста...

  • @mafabarzani9621
    @mafabarzani9621 3 роки тому

    They were the ancestors of Kurds today

  • @Ermek57
    @Ermek57 3 роки тому

    Sumerians it is turks and mongols
    They migrated in a early ages
    But they mixed with hunns - indigenous people of China
    Hunns lived in China and they are conquered Kazakhstan and then moved to Europe and founded Hungary

    • @Scribe13013
      @Scribe13013 3 роки тому +6

      They weren't frickin mongols!

    • @Ermek57
      @Ermek57 3 роки тому +1

      @@Scribe13013
      You are mongolofobic and human hatred unhuman one

    • @enkisonofanu2301
      @enkisonofanu2301 3 роки тому +3

      I would not make such a claim

    • @Ermek57
      @Ermek57 3 роки тому

      @heilige Einfalt
      Mongols are descendants of Australian aborigines sumerians and hunns
      Thats why mongols are the most ancient people on earth!

    • @Scribe13013
      @Scribe13013 3 роки тому +3

      @@Ermek57 I'm not mongol phobic...or unhuman...lol

  • @realityisreal1360
    @realityisreal1360 3 роки тому +2

    Dress wearing girly boys.

  • @markhackett2449
    @markhackett2449 5 місяців тому

    Harapa earlier, zugerot found 30 years ago predates sumarians and harappa. Great documentary, however all dates have been pushed back.