num_pages: 239
description: A vivid, extensively illustrated history of the civilizations of the Old World chronicles the development of human society in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Africa, Asia, China, and Greece and Rome.
language: English
title: Old World Civilizations: The Rise of Cities and States
titlecomplete: Old World Civilizations: The Rise of Cities and States (The Illustrated History of Humankind, #3)
genres: Reference, History
ratings_count: 15
series: The Illustrated History of Humankind
publisher: Harpercollins