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1 mar 2014 · Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization, by Paul Kriwaczek, is a highly readable, engaging work which presents the history of Mesopotamia clearly and comprehensively.
7 lip 2005 · Maps and line drawings provide examples of Mesopotamian geography, while other chapters present the Mesopotamian struggle to create civilized life in a fertile land racked by brutal conquest. Subject. Ancient History (Non-Classical, to 500 CE) Middle Eastern History. Collection: Oxford Scholarship Online. Contents.
18 sie 2017 · Mesopotamia and the Rise of Civilization: History, Documents, and Key Questions. A broad introduction to a major turning point in human development, this book guides the reader through the...
2 mar 2014 · Well written, engaging, and easy to use, Professor Bertman's book will appeal to anyone interested in Mesopotamian history specifically or ancient history in general. The work would serve well as a class textbook in college courses on history, religion, sociology, or anthropology.
This paper begins with a review of the foundations on which archaeologists have based their conceptions of social evolution. A critical test of the assumptions of “evolutionism” is then provided by case studies in Mesopotamian civilization in which materials from both preliterate and literate times are examined.
9 wrz 2024 · History of Mesopotamia, the region in southwestern Asia where the world’s earliest civilization developed. Centered between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the region in ancient times was home to several civilizations, including the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians.
Studies of historical change in Mesopotamian religion constitute some of the most important theoretical work in the field, and with a view to the comparative aims of the present volume the final part of the chapter focuses on this history of interpretation and research.
