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2) Mesopotamia
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Step back in time to explore the Land between the Two Rivers, one of the most ancient of all civilizations. Investigate why the Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians were among the first to develop writing, mathematics and the science of astronomy. Includes step-by-step projects
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"This important book explores the culture and achievements of ancient Mesopotamia through the examination of artifacts that have survived through the centuries. Each primary-source artifact offers the reader significant clues to the civilization's technologies, cultural traditions, foods, and conflicts"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Historian Kriwaczek (Yiddish Civilization) brings to life the world of ancient Mesopotamia and the city of Babylon, tracing their rise from a loose federation to a monarchy to the rise of ancient Sumerian civilization, with its tales of the Great Flood and the epics of semidivine heroes such as Gilgamesh.
Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Professor Harl begins during the Bronze Age and the emergence of urban-based literate civilizations and carries the story forward until the demise of Persia's great empire at the hands of the Greeks, who embraced many of the achievements of these Near East civilizations but clearly represented a different kind of civilization, built on different institutions. Along the way, he examines advances like the invention and evolution of writing; the development...
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Explores Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian cultures, discussing social structure, lifestyles, and the military in these societies. The rich, full-color interior has a strong, engaging design that will draw in young readers. At 100+ pages, this series offers substantially more information than other books for young readers available in paperback. Contains several special features, such as a biographical dictionary, which describes important figures...
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