The ancient Near East
By: by Clarice Swisher
Series: World history series
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781560062844
Subjects: Juvenile literature; History
Description: Describes the history and civilization of ancient Iraq, including its inventions, achievements, and religions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-120) and index.
Table of contents: title: The first farms, 6000-5000 B.C.; title: The first cities, 5000-4500 B.C.; title: Life and growth in the City-States, 4500-2500 B.C.; title: Religion and art of Sumerian dynasties, 4500-2500 B.C.; title: Imperial wars, 2500-800 B.C.; title: Mesopotamia and its neighbors, 1750-800 B.C.; title: The Assyrians, 1600-609 B.C.; title: The end of Ur and Babylon, 609-331 B.C.; title: Greek conquest and the end of a civilization, 331 B.C.