The Hidden History of Iraq

The emergence of urban civilisation - towns and cities - was one of the most significant events in human history. Although modern man has been on earth for about 40,000 years, civilisation, or cities, has existed for only 5,000 years. The transition from a hunter-gatherer and small farmer society...

51 min - History - Our History

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