The ancient civilizations of the world, the first social structures in which culture and religion were born, are the subject of this comprehensive, wide-ranging encyclopedia. The work of over thirty international experts, including Colin Renfrew, O.R. Gurney, Richard Leakey and many other leading academics in the field of ancient history, "The Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations" provides a fascinating overview of the prehistoric world and a detailed analysis of separate ancient civilizations. The art, architecture, language, mythology and chronology of early societies as diverse as ancient Egypt, Troy, India, West Asia, South America and Europe are fully discussed, and there is a special section of references for further reading. Structured to enable the reader to draw together contemporary events and to locate geographically connected civilizations, like those that flourished in Mesopotamia, the encyclopedia contains over 300 illustrations and twenty-eight maps.
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Arthur Cotterell combines a career in education with an extensive background in ancient civilizations. His previous books include The Minoan World.
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Excellent book covering all major ancient civilizations. Covers the social, political,economical and technological aspects of theses civilizations with greta richness and simplicity. Very unbiased account. Excellent for the person who wants to have a good introduction to ancient history.
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The period between about 3100 BC, when dynastic history began, and 332 BC, when Egyptian independence was brought to an end by the conquest of Alexander the Great, is normally referred to as Ancient Egypt. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Bronze Age, West Asia, Asia Minor, Early Dynastic, Old Kingdom, Sea Peoples, Alexander the Great, Basin of Mexico, North Africa, Middle Kingdom, Old Testament, Iron Age, Persian Gulf, Warring States, Magna Graecia, Rig Veda, Upper Egypt, Archaic Age, Mexico Tenochtitlan, Shaft Graves, West Semitic, Fertile Crescent, Middle Horizon, Nether World, Old Babylonian New!
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The period between about 3100 BC, when dynastic history began, and 332 BC, when Egyptian independence was brought to an end by the conquest of Alexander the Great, is normally referred to as Ancient Egypt. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
civic precinct, hieratic style, grey ware, century tic, royal inscriptions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bronze Age, West Asia, Asia Minor, Early Dynastic, Old Kingdom, Sea Peoples, Alexander the Great, Basin of Mexico, North Africa, Middle Kingdom, Old Testament, Iron Age, Persian Gulf, Warring States, Magna Graecia, Rig Veda, Upper Egypt, Archaic Age, Mexico Tenochtitlan, Shaft Graves, West Semitic, Fertile Crescent, Middle Horizon, Nether World, Old Babylonian New!
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- World of the Phoenicians (Phoenix Giants S.) by Sabatino Moscati in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 5: The Fifth Century BC (Volume 5) by David M. Lewis in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Maya History and Religion (Civilization of the American Indian Series) by J. Thompson in Back Matter
- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin in Front Matter
- Egyptian Religion by Adolf Erman on page 37
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