ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY: MESOPOTAMIA

OLLI of Greater Birmingham presents Ancient World History: Mesopotamia with instructor Helen Pruet, retired History Instructor, Mountain Brook School System. There are many firsts here: 1st civilization, writing system, empire, law code, use of iron just to name a few. This is an introduction to almost 4,000 years of recorded history in this land between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers and extending to the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Babylon, Assyria, the Hittites, Phoenicians, and more are what's in store in this class.