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ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA song by Mr Nicky
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TEACHERS: Mr. Nicky is booking his 2024-25 virtual assemblies and online history songwriting lessons! These programs (via Zoom/Google Meet/etc.) meet state learning standards in both social studies and ELA, and they’re tons of fun. Please send an e-mail to [email protected] for full information. (Students will not receive a response, but thank you for your support!) • LYRICS BELOW - • Here's the MERCH! : https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-nick... • Ancient Mesopotamia Song by Mr. Nicky • To the tune of Crank That by Soulja Boy. • Backing track property of Karaoke Version/Tency Music. • Euphrates River • Hey, I got a new lesson for you about ancient Mesopotamia • The Euphrates River and the Tigris River formed the cradle of civilization • Akkadians long ago • Conquered Sumer, took control • Sargon led his armies, in their chariots they rolled • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Persian Gulf is where they found • Ancient ruins underground • Archaeologists did lots of excavation down • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • Both the Euphrates River • And the Tigris River used to flood • Bringing lots of fertile mud • But the problem was that water washed away their crops • Dams and levies made it stop • When it was dry they'd irrigate • Fighting over water led to war between the city states • Cuneiform is ancient writing • That tells us Sumer's city-states were always fighting • They were the first civilization in Mesopotamia • Then came the Akkadians who started empire mania • Akkadians long ago • Conquered Sumer, took control • Sargon led his armies, in their chariots they rolled • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • Near the Persian Gulf is where they found • Ancient ruins underground • Archaeologists did lots of excavation down • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • King Sargon got real old • Told his sons to take the throne • But the huge Akkadian empire would fall out of his control • Then came Hammurabi who would take full command • Hammurabi was the king of the Babylonians • (Man) Babylonia • Was the land where they told you • You obey Hammurabi's code • Praise Hammurabi's code • Break Hammurabi's code • And you'll be saying oh no • Akkadians long ago • Conquered Sumer, took control • Sargon led his armies, in their chariots they rolled • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • Near the Persian Gulf is where they found • Ancient ruins underground • Archaeologists did lots of excavation down • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • Babylonians built roads • They traded grain for gold • They kept themselves united under Hammurabi's code • Hammurabi's code • Hammurabi's code • Hammurabi's code • Hammurabi's code • Which was a bunch of laws • They believed it had no flaws • They obeyed it just because • They thought Hammurabi was • Chosen by the gods (whoa) • Chosen by the gods (whoa) • Akkadians long ago • Conquered Sumer, took control • Sargon led his armies, in their chariots they rolled • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • Near the Persian Gulf is where they found • Ancient ruins underground • Archaeologists did lots of excavation down • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • By the Euphrates River • Mesopotamia!
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