Known as Mesopotamia, the land between two rivers is widely
considered to be the cradle of the western world. Although home to many
peoples, it was the Sumerians who earned the right to be called the world’s
first true civilization. A land of great achievement and constant warfare, the
Mesopotamian landscape would be the first home to power and politics that set
the course for the modern age. On our SEASON TWO PREMIERE we discuss the fertile crescent.
