Talk:Ancient Mesopotamia: The Cradle of Civilization

Really starting to look good here—I like how you're integrating Wikipedia sources, Wikisource, and other online sources, asking questions, giving recommend reading, the whole lot—I think one could really learn from this. BTW, have you read Hamblin's book Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC? It's the definitive text for that time period. The Jade Knight (d'viser) 21:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the comments. I have not read the book. I have read good reviews though and I have seen it in a library. If you feel that it would be a possible good reading, added to one of the Further Reading sections of the History of Europe.


 * I believe that in the spirit of Wikiversity projects every and anybody should add s’thing useful to a project began by s’body else as long as there is consensus. I am not preparing this so that it will be mine and only mine. However, there must be communication and consensus before major changes. Dilos1 08:55, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I really appreciat that kind of cooperative attitude. When I finish reading Hamblin's book myself, I'll add it if it seems appropriate (I've glanced through it, but not read most of it yet.  I own it, though).  The Jade Knight (d'viser) 09:16, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I decided to simplify this part as it became too detailed and boring. Dilos1 07:11, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
 * That's fine, though I'm logging a record of your previos work here so that anyone who wants to explore this area further can start with what you already had. The Jade Knight (d'viser) 07:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

This material has rather become too much. As you suggested we better minimize it. However, I want to work a bit with it. Add and remove material and see what would be the optimum reading material etc for this section. The student should definitely be given some idea of the existence of civilization before the Greeks but on the other hand if too material is added here it may become boring and intimidating for the one who will start this course. Let me experiment with a little more, a little less of reading etc and see what it will look like. Sometimes it is better to come back at a later time to something you have worked on and see it anew. This may eventually help you find the optimum point. Dilos1 06:45, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
 * That is very true. The Jade Knight (d'viser) 10:31, 25 November 2008 (UTC)