First Civilizations Legacy

Author : Robert Chadwick
Publisher : Equinox Publishing Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9781904768784
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First Civilizations written by Robert Chadwick and published by Equinox Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Civilizations is the second edition of a popular student text first published in 1996 in Montreal by Les Editions Champ Fleury. This much updated and expanded edition provides an introductory overview of the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. It was conceived primarily for students who have little or no knowledge of ancient history or archaeology. The book begins with the role of history and archaeology in understanding the past, and continues with the origins of agriculture and the formation of the Sumerian city-states in Mesopotamia. Three subsequent chapters concentrate on Assyrian and Babylonian history and culture. The second half of the book focuses on Egypt, begining with the physical environment of the Nile, the formation of the Egyptian state and the Old Kingdom. Subsequent chapters discuss the Middle Kingdom, the Hyksos period, and the 18th Dynasty, with space devoted to Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, the Ramesside period. The text ends with the Persian conquest of Mesopotamia and Egypt. First Civilizations also contains sections on astronomy, medicine, architecture, eschatology, religion, burial practices and mummification, and discusses the myths of Gilgamesh, Isis and Osiris. Each chapter has a basic bibliography which emphasizes English language encyclopedias, books and journals specializing in the ancient Near East.

Author : Michael Wood
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448141648
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Search Of The First Civilizations written by Michael Wood and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five thousand years ago there began the most momentous revolution in human history. Starting in Mesopotamia, city civilization emerged for the first time on earth, to be followed in Egypt, India, China and the Americas. The ideals of these ancient civilizations still shape the lives of the majority of mankind. In Search of the First Civilizations (previously published as Legacy) asks the intriguing question: what is civilization? Did it mean the same to the Chinese, the Indians and the Greeks? What can the values of the ancient cultures teach us today? And do the ideals of the West - a latecomer to civilization - really have universal validity? In this fascinating historical search, Michael Wood explores these ancient cultures, looking for their essential character and their continuing legacy. A brilliant exploration. Sunday Times Well-written, gorgeous and guaranteed to induce thought... Wood takes great care to put everything in a large historical perspective, which is actually more disturbing than comforting. New York Post

Author : Michael Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legacy written by Michael Wood and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gloria K. Fiero
Publisher : WCB/McGraw-Hill
ISBN 13 : 9780697242174
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origins of the Humanistic Tradition written by Gloria K. Fiero and published by WCB/McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1995 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Freeman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199263647
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Egypt, Greece, and Rome written by Charles Freeman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

Author : Gloria Fiero
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 13 : 9780073523972
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Humanistic Tradition, Book 1: The First Civilizations and the Classical Legacy written by Gloria Fiero and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2010-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interdisciplinary in approach and topical in focus, the sixth edition of The Humanistic Tradition continues to bring to life humankind's creative legacy. With more than 800 illustrations and some 150 literary sources in accessible translations, this widely acclaimed humanities survey takes a global perspective that is at once selective and engaging, and helps students better understand the relationship between world cultures. Available in multiple formats, The Humanistic Tradition examines the political, economic, and social contexts out of which history's most memorable achievements emerged.

Author : Denny Rose & Rowan Allen
Publisher : Scientific e-Resources
ISBN 13 : 1839472758
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Civilizations of the World written by Denny Rose & Rowan Allen and published by Scientific e-Resources. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About 5,000 years ago the first urban societies developed laying the foundations for the first civilizations. Nearly all civilizations share the same few features- they have abundant food surpluses, contained cities, political bureaucracies, armies, defined religious and social hierarchies and long distance trading. Ancient Egyptian culture flourished between c. 5500 BCE with the rise of technology (as evidenced in the glass-work of faience) and 30 BCE with the death of Cleopatra VII, the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt. It is famous today for the great monuments which celebrated the triumphs of the rulers and honored the gods of the land. The culture is often misunderstood as having been obsessed with death but, had this been so, it is unlikely it would have made the significant impression it did on other ancient cultures such as Greece and Rome. Neolithic means "e;new stone"e;, even though agriculture was the crowning achievement of the period. Civilizations started out small. Agriculture at first tended to tie only small groups together. These groups also all settled along rivers, important as a reliable and predictable source of water. As time passed, families usually worked the same plot of land over successive generations, leading to the concept of ownership. Ancient mortars and grinding tools unearthed in a large mound in the Zagros Mountains of Iran reveal that people were grinding wheat and barley about 11,000 years ago. Grass pea, wild wheat, wild barley, and lentils were found throughout the site, including some of the earliest known samples. This was much further east than most sites known for early agriculture. This book furnishes with utmost facility to all classes of readers, the needed information on ancient civilization. The unusual variety of the subject makes this a work of endless fascination.

Author : Ruth Whitehouse
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Making of Civilization written by Ruth Whitehouse and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1986 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1682809293
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 4th Grade History: Ancient Civilizations written by Baby Professor and published by Speedy Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2015-12-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient civilizations is one 4th grade subject that can be quite difficult to understand just be reading texts. The good news is history picture books exist and they are a joy to study. Pictures provide visual representations of the past. They're easy to remember compared to blocks of text that may not be as descriptive as photos. Order your copy today!

Author : Dr. Brian Fagan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317350332
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Civilizations written by Dr. Brian Fagan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on many avenues of inquiry: archaeological excavations, surveys, laboratory work, highly specialized scientific investigations, and on both historical and ethnohistorical records; Ancient Civilizations, 3/e provides a comprehensive and straightforward account of the world’s first civilizations and a brief summary of the way in which they were discovered.