Mesopotamia Explained

[@JayPatel-fs5gh]

I have a test tomorrow and I didn’t understand anything. Then you helped,I understand everything! Thx sooooooooooooo much!!!!!

[@hnuyaj1230]

Every teacher/professor should teach like this. You make history so fun and interesting. Thank you!!!

[@seancssu]

17:55 bold to assume that I can read

[@Jessica-dx4qn]

Oop

[@ryanwhiteside4333]

When I saw this guy at first, i thought he was crazy and I couldn't stand him.. after like 10 minutes this man became my hero

[@NS-is2uh]

SAME

[@dorjeetsegyal5607]

Yesssssssss

[@milekrizman]

Especially at the end with Hamurabi's gangster code

[@Nobody-po8qu]

1:50 Maybe you should write that down! Chills....

[@greenxxghostie]

Rediscovered your channel when i was combing through my subs deleting the ones i don't need anymore--Really glad i held on to this one dude! This is literally like all the st*ff i was supposed to learn in highschool and didn't 'cause i was a teenager being a teenager, getting high & being awkward. None of that has changed, except now the internet exists & awesome folks like you are on it teaching this & making it pretty fun too!

[@brianplank5905]

i disagree with the scribe being at the fifth spot. Scribes were the only ones that could read or write which is an important skill that thus permeated every layer of civilization and most of them ended up in the palace with the king. I'd put them above merchants, but that's just me

[@joanopoly6995]

I agree +Brian Plank, because scribes were entrusted to write as the king dictated. I also believe they were in the #3 position, directly under priests (my apologies @Spotlight). Maybe Keith edulifted that list from a Family Feud episode: "What are the seven Sumerian social classes (for men-ugh), in highest to lowest rank?" Great ed. resource, +Keith Hughes!

[@jimgames5021]

Its just the way people were back then

[@jeffreymiodonski7000]

I was just showing this video to my 6th grade SS class and said the exact same thing about the scribes. They were definitely higher in social rank than merchants and artisans. First off, it was mostly the rich kids that were sent to school to learn to read/write cuneiform. Also, there were very few people in society at that time that received an education, distinguishing them once again from the people they were surrounded by.

[@jeanroodchildinnocent5621]

Brian Plank a

[@annaabrams8738]

I agree. Throughout its history, mesopotamian kings would often brag about how they can read/write (*cough* Ashurbanipal *cough*), it was seen as a prestigious and desired skill.

[@alishastrong838]

was in social class learning teacher turns this on told him with a straight face I would rather listen to baby shark

[@zora3599]

Alisha Strong why doe

[@bald130]

but why???? not like its gonna look cool ._.

[@77dlight]

Your videos are engaging, humorous, and the enough information without being so basic! TY

[@justinsumner]

I look forward to the series, the slower pace is nice alternative. I'll be referring to these during my lectures.

[@spqr128]

just keep going Keith ;) KZbin needs more history channels.

[@jimmycena1331]

mihael lesar I am in 6th grade I love history

[@gooddogg137]

@@jimmycena1331 same history is so fun and interesting not like math

[@frankiewillz3474]

I hated that you made me feel like I was watching a “Mesopotamia for dummies” video. Haha. But seriously, I was looking for a good overview of Mesopotamia before watching detailed documentaries on it. And you nailed it. I wish my teachers in high school enjoyed teaching history as much as you do. It probably would’ve made learning history more unlike the chore it seemed to be back then, and more so the pleasure it is for me today. I’m just finding out how cool this stuff is. A shame.

[@sara123cim]

I'm learning this in middle school lol

[@austenducy1535]

Does anyone see how much he blinks starting at 7:52?

[@mehrabhabib3287]

The time I have spent here, watching this video, was worthwhile. Great Job!

[@andersonlavor]

Do you have worksheets that can be printed to support your videos? If not, worksheets or projects that can be printed for students to learn would be a great, even down to the vocabulary you use. Great video! I am having my fourth grader watch it! Thanks

[@hiphughes]

+Anderson Lavor I wish I did Anderson, but honestly that's not my forte, producing videos is. I know there were a couple teachers on teachers pay teachers who are creating resources for my videos but I'm not sure if they made one for this video. You probably could just search HipHughes at their site, it just wouldn't be part of my account

[@glasceur]

First of all, thank you so much for making this video! I have a test tomorrow but I forgot to study. Now I’m literally in bed, having a mental breakdown if you didn’t make this video.

[@hiphughes]

Point. You did it. Ur welcome btw but keep in mind there’s no reason to focus on the bad whatifs. 1. You did find it 🙌🏻2. I’m confident ur smart and you would have kept looking and found another great vid. And 3. The most important lesson, I think is, you are what you think sort of like you are what you eat. If we can control how we eat, so can we do with what how we think.. think what you want, say it and I guarantee you’ll be provided with ways to do. Of course then ya gotta do it. 🙌🏻🤷‍♂️🤣 And now I need you to thank yourself. #KeepWinning #Teachersofinstagram

[@KelliBrennecke]

So I am taking the Multiple Subject CSET examination tomorrow, and I decided to put down my boring textbook and find different outlets to study. Your video is one of the most informative and engaging videos on History I have seen. You have successfully made studying enjoyable. You inspire me to teach like this in the future. Thank you for this, please make more!

[@hiphughes]

You are more than welcome.

[@ArabPride100]

Iraq gave us great civilizations... sad what's happening there

[@magnontaur]

Yes but when Iraq was called Mesopotamia it wasn't run by Arabs as it is today :) So big difference.

[@martinjackson3419]

El Nayzo Well said

[@jkj4715]

@@martinjackson3419 ikr

[@jeff1993.]

@@magnontaur it was run by middle eastern people, not all middle easterners are Arabs. I hope that’s what you’re trying to say and not something dumb like Mesopotamia was black or something 😂

[@magnontaur]

@@jeff1993. It was run by the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Arameeans, the Chaeldeans, etc, and before that, the Akkadians and the Sumerians. Which are all groups that leaves the middle-east more and more for each year, who doesn't want to be associated with coutnries like Iraq.

[@LoserBroProductions]

Hey, do you or anyone else know what the most advanced Sumerian city state was.

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

cuneiform records i guess. i suppose if u excavate different cities & 1 has better technology eg using iron instead of bronze. Did they have iron in those days?

[@aryanastark2102]

I better get an A on dis test 😂🤦‍♀️

[@thedog2121]

nice english

[@deandrejohnson4803]

Aryana Stark right

[@MrSmashmouth07]

lmfaooooo damm drop my cake laughing at you

[@meaganginter2546]

Perfect for a quick review for my students at the end of our mesopotamian studies! Will be checking out your other videos, thanks!

[@jansnarski6794]

Love the information and your style, but wish you would put in more pictures in the background as you talk. Just to help better hold my son's attention. :)

[@marimorato6639]

The moment when you're a brazilian girl and have a history test tomorrow and gonna see every video About mesopotâmia on The internet 😁

[@hiphughes]

+Mari Morato 🤓👍🏻

[@teedepefanio5687]

Thx, Keith.. Best history teacher I've ever seen or heard of.. I m both a life-long learner and cray-cray on the Internet... I love learning. And I'm pointing your videos out to every LLL-Cray2 that I know. Good day, sir. :)

[@hiphughes]

+Teed Epefanio thanks for the wonderful comment! Glad to have you amongst my fans.

[@teedepefanio5687]

Keith Hughes the pleasure is all mine, good sir

[@magnontaur]

Hello! I'm from Mesopotamia and this was a very excellent and educational video you made about my people's ancient lands! So thank you!

[@thisisrickroll]

Thx so much man, you help me to pass the Humanity Quiz! Thank you so much

[@cblrstoneytp]

Am I just here to suffer? No, I'm here for school.

[@sunshinegamer2683]

I got a quarterly exam coming up hope this helps!

[@sunshinegamer2683]

Matthew Hackett wait do u got to mp?

[@marymartin1579]

me too

[@marymartin1579]

@@sunshinegamer2683 I do!

[@marymartin1579]

I go to mp

[@sunshinegamer2683]

Mary Martin Mary it’s me Lori

[@racheldiaz8794]

I'm a new Ancient History teacher! I LOVE your video on Mesopotamia - include more photos! Thanks!!

[@hyunjaekim5033]

Hi sir, I'm watching this to further understand about Mesopotamian civilization which I'd be reporting on Monday. Can I get your reference or sources for your video?

[@jasonrees6012]

I hope this guy hits a million . Good production value guys. !!!!

[@krishnadinamani8481]

Hi, What books did you referred to create this video?

[@homeschooledaroundtheworld4660]

You have such a fun way to teach. Thank you!

[@mckenzieheald9029]

Omg I think you just saved my test tomorrow thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!

[@niemahh8228]

This would be Kevin from The Office if Kevin was smart.

[@delalune9457]

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU EXIST !!!!! an amazing human being you are and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the way you teach, I would never want to get out of your class ! good luck and thank you sooooooooooooooooo much

[@hiphughes]

+De La Lune I don't really exist. I'm a KZbinEdu bot.

[@delalune9457]

wow stupid me thinking you existed, you shattered my dreams

[@hiphughes]

My bot nickname is "DreamShatterer" so there you have it.....

[@kyngdavid2147]

+Keith Hughes (HipHughes) LMFA

[@jackcrandall1375]

LOL

[@danyphantom7458]

GREAT JOB KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@mistydillard6155]

Finally, a fun, quirky video that teaches the standards! Thank you for creating an interesting, educational video WITHOUT saying things that are inappropriate for shock value! I cannot wait share this with my students!

[@penand_paper6661]

When your uncle teaches history

[@centrumxl.1509]

stfu

[@anushri197]

@@centrumxl.1509 what does he even mean lol im slow

[@bmx9757]

I just had to watch one of these videos for my to so can someone tell me why he talks so weirdly?

[@moltenking4813]

1 word. Accent

[@aaryan346]

nice pfp

[@bmx9757]

@@aaryan346 thanks.

[@mafucow]

Hollow knight bayyybbbeeee!!!!!

[@bmx9757]

@@mafucow ironically, when I made this comment it wasn’t the knight. it was Lego Spiderman or something if I remember correctly.

[@Qwerty88853]

Where is the assyrians???

[@moltenking4813]

Tru.

[@EshenZero1979]

Great Video! Awesome job Keith.

[@nataliejansen2371]

I love how you repeat the big ideas. Thank you so much for this, I'm studying for my CSET :)

[@voltron5481]

i loved yoir way of teaching

[@ahmedagionpc1502]

Very cool to see people talking about my old country (iraq)

[@matthewmann8969]

What if Indo Europeans And Semites co existed in a more friendly manner?

[@fadebossxp]

That's why many ancient civilizations have flood stories .

[@kipronosangpaul5229]

Hi! Congratulations, you know how to explain very well!! Wow!!

[@Alyssaa9]

In 7th grade learning about Mesopotamia i have a huge project on sumer and this helped me get information tysm!

[@jennifermarquet6525]

I am totally gonna fail my test on this

[@sheenshah5253]

Trade? Army? does that mean there were other cities/civilizations (yet unknown).

[@zzworld6704]

Thank you soooo much helped me out so much

[@davebowles1957]

Love your style, man. I watched your video about the Old Kingdom of Egypt which led me here. New subscriber! Keep up the good work.

[@axel-zk5qn]

Does anyone know what the answer to these questions are: What group of people lived west of Mesopotamia? In what region did they live?

[@magnontaur]

I think it was the Persians/Egypts who lived West of mesopotamia.

[@LionKing-ew9rm]

Simon M Egyptians were to the East! Elamites and Persians (and other Iranic groups like the Medes) to the west. Hittites to the north and Arab tribes to the south!

[@jihyunlee8021]

I'm a Korean mother who is struggling to help my daughter prepare for a history test. I like your explanation. I can get a better understanding of Mesopotamian civilization through it.

[@hiphughes]

+Jihyun Lee i'm glad you found the channel! I hope you subscribe and I become your go to guy whenever your daughter needs a history lesson or even yourself!

[@JasonAndrewReid]

Great stuff, keep it up!!

[@catlovers8612]

This is really good.. keep it up

[@mr.hhistoryrescue3543]

Mesopotamian gods are not user friendly! Might explain all of the human sacrifice. MrHhistoryrescue

[@annaabrams8738]

Actually human sacrifice in Mesopotamia was extremely rare throughout most of its history, the vast majority of sacrifices made where with animals like goats, pigs and bulls. Even when human sacrifice did occur, it was not necessarily to a God. For example in Sumer between 3000bc and 2300bc, when the high priest would die, they would kill all of servants and bury them with him as if they were his property. Not saying Sumerian gods were particularly kind or moral though, they are often anything but.

[@t.o.m_is_a_writer]

He did it,he actually got me to remember something

[@aishaamer757]

Loved it and enjoyed it thoroughly!!!!

[@MultiSciGeek]

Wait... what about Assyria?

[@martinjackson3419]

MultiSciGeek Assyria is part of Mesopotamia

[@DesertRosePro]

14:45 Civ5! What's your favorite victory? I crush it with Pedro II.

[@mdwk9tv548]

Thank you, I took an online course and you explained it much better. I do have a question....how are you so comfortable saying BCE

[@jackj9816]

I think then it was Persians,alexander and then rome and at one point i think Egypt took the southern part

[@magnontaur]

It was the persians, the other parts that was lost was mostly by the Mesopotamians fighting among themself and then the last lands and people of Mesopotamia (the Arameians) dismissed and left their lands when Jesus was born to follow Christianity.

[@trilify8385]

I have a test next class someone help this is my first time taking an AP test

[@blank3089]

Jasmine how did it go

[@lunarblues8805]

How did it go?

[@bigpapi3636]

Were large, domesticatable animals indigenous to The Fertile Crescent eg horses, cattle, sheep and goats? And were large-seeded grasses, wheat and barley indigenous as well? Add a dependable water supply to the mix as well as a temperate climate could it be that this geography would lead civilization by natural selection? In other words you have the time to invent mathematics, writing, etc when your number one priority is not starving to death.

[@user-io1wy7nb7q]

This is helping me so much I have a test coming up and this helps a lot

[@Priory7]

I love your videos. (But doesn't Miami Vice need that jacket?) Thank you for being here.

[@hiphughes]

+Brida M in my defense I had socks on.

[@Priory7]

Ah...well and good. Again: your videos are the best.

[@amolsuryawanshi4264]

Great work Keith.This is the best explanation i find on Mesopotamia.Keep Going:-).

[@ProfCacti]

whats the thing around they main guy?

[@erosapadilla2912]

Dude love this video I’m in college and this helped clear a lot. Love your humor also !

[@juanitopelaez7630]

Almost all history teachers here in the Philippines are paid to not teach history. What the Filipino history teachers will do is to divide the chapters of the history books to the students and the student will report the whole history lesson from the start of the school year up to the last school days. What the Filipino history teacher do is to just give grades. It's like they're judges and they will just give grades based on your report. In short, the students teach their fellow students the whole school year.

[@Pranilly]

Keep it up Keith! You are almost to 1 million subs! Keep up the good work and this was very helpful! Thank You!

[@wing2988]

Thanks🙏 it’s totally helpful before a test 😍😪

[@sadlyitsjuanito2697]

2020 We are doing this for homework

[@eshmm7135]

Thanks for the video. I have a test tmrw

[@Raphael-Huang]

Prof Kadhim the GOAT brought me here!!! This video is almost as good as Kadhim, almost.

[@tinkertaylorm0624]

Thank you!!! I have a test tomorrow and this definitely helped to clear some things up for me! Much appreciated!!

[@Shnibleydo69]

Great Video!

[@hannahhnin9717]

i like all your video

[@leafisvibing9973]

*OMG..... the music between is killing me* " la la la la la la let's sing a happy song!!!!!" *I'M DYING JEEZE*

[@amaralynn4573]

Bhahaha lol!

[@k4thy_]

Why do his face look like this tho? 👁 👄 👁

[@Dudeson.]

Great video! 👍

[@michaelhaley3242]

Why is everyone hating on this guy, I find this entertaining

[@piercesto]

I was waiting for you to use the song, "The Mesopotamians" by They Might Be Giants! LOL

[@lindsaybrooke7491]

bruh the blinking

[@lundyale]

The Sumerians didn't trade with wheat other than downstream, it was too bulky to take upstream. They traded manufactured goods like cloth with upstream traders

[@adammcdonald7268]

Thanks! Because of this video I got an A on my ancient Roman test.

[@josephhinton5489]

An intro lecture for a 60 year old who has many peers who never got this lesson. Thanks for a semi-retired working stiff.

[@jaclynisbetterthanyou]

My teacher said I have to watch this for an assignment but the school blocked the video on the chrome book so here i am 🙃

[@mohamadtaleb8576]

My country ❤️ Mespotamia/ IRAQ

[@magnontaur]

It's not your country, you're a Arab, Mesopotamia wasn't a Arabic empire, your people didn't even live in Mesopotamia, so it isn't your country.

[@kabdul9208]

They just adopted Arabic language not ethically are Arabs they are same people as Mesopotamia. like if Persian Adopted Arabic did you called it Arabs. if Speak German did you become ethically German.

[@Cyclopgamingfreaks]

KJ Vids The Iraqi people are ethnically Arabic, the ancient Mesopotamian genealogy is long gone

[@eshoo8000]

bullshit, Assyrians(Iraqi Christians) still to this present day have their own culture and language

[@Cyclopgamingfreaks]

The current Assyrian people have largely interbred with Arabs (Not all) and their culture differs in large to that of the ancient Assyrian's, just like how European's don't burn heretics at the stake anymore.

[@khumarikhairi9600]

thank you very much hip hughes this video gave a A+ thank you make more videos please

[@Phantasmagoria1986]

i wished you would've mentioned the impact of jewish bankers on the great depression

[@hiphughes]

+Phantasmagoria1986 yeah I usually avoid conspiratorial anti-semetic conspiracies in my Videos.

[@youtubeaccount7021]

So excited you are doing world history!! And in depth.! I only remember what you teach because you yell at me;)

[@Allizt]

Thanks i remember watching this before my exam last year and I passed ;-;

[@1michelemichele1]

Stupid questions time: is there a translation of what Ur meant for people? Was it a god? A characteristic of the land? So fascinating, and I"m so glad I stumbled across your channel.

[@lolly1787]

Thank you for this lovely lecture on Early Civilization,love it.

[@hiphughes]

+lolly1787 thanks! Be sure to check out other vids!

[@rebeccawedin7101]

Even though this video made me cringe so much and we watched it for class it helped me out a lot and I also have a test tomorrow so thanks!!!!!!!!

[@gabelthacker1059]

That was a fun and learning video

[@katetedone]

You're telling me... Sumer is where the Sumerians live?!?!?! 😂😂😂

[@travisbull3160]

This was so imformative

[@S876s]

how?