Civilization before Greece and Rome
By: H.W.F. Saggs.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780300044409
Subjects: Middle East -- Civilization -- To 622
Description: An introduction to the early civilizations of the ancient Near East and eastern Mediterranean.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Map on lining papers.
Table of contents: title: Chronological chart; title: Pushing back the frontiers; title: City-states and kingdoms; title: Pyramids and ziggurats; title: Writing; title: Education; title: Living in cities; title: Trade; title: Law; title: The brotherhood of nations; title: Natural resources; title: Mathematics and astronomy; title: Medicine; title: Ancient religion