The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations
Contributors: Simon Hall (Editor)
Series: Penguin Historical Atlas
Publisher: Penguin
Published: October 25, 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780141014487
Other titles: Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations
First sentence: For over 3000 years the Near Eastern civilizations were the most advanced in the world, providing impetus and inspiration for younger neighbouring civilizations, which later overshadowed them.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : What is civilization?; title: Timelines; title: Part one : The ancient Near East; title: Part two : The African civilizations; title: Part three : The first civilizations of Asia; title: Part four : The first European civilizations; title: Part five : The ancient Americas; title: Further reading