Mesopotamia : I have conquered the river /

Literally "the land between the rivers," Mesopotamia was host to some of the worlds earliest and most powerful civilizations. Shot on location, this program seeks to understand how the Sumerian city-states, cradled by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, built a vibrant agricultural economy an...

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Corporate Authors: Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai, NHK Entāpuraizu, Terebiman Yunion, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Satō, Toshikazu, Shigenobu, Yutaka, Burke, Donna
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2010]
Series:Messages from the past.
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Summary:Literally "the land between the rivers," Mesopotamia was host to some of the worlds earliest and most powerful civilizations. Shot on location, this program seeks to understand how the Sumerian city-states, cradled by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, built a vibrant agricultural economy and why, after centuries, the wheat crop suddenly failed.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Director, Toshikazu Sato ; producer, Yutaka Shigenobu ; music, Kitarō.