First Civilizations

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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First Civilizations is the second edition of a popular student text first published in 1996 in Montreal by Les Editions Champ Fleury. This much updated and expanded edition provides an introductory overview of the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. It was conceived primarily for students who have little or no knowledge of ancient history or archaeology. The book begins with the role of history and archaeology in understanding the past, and continues with the origins of agriculture and the formation of the Sumerian city-states in Mesopotamia. Three subsequent chapters concentrate on Assyrian and Babylonian history and culture. The second half of the book focuses on Egypt, begining with the physical environment of the Nile, the formation of the Egyptian state and the Old Kingdom. Subsequent chapters discuss the Middle Kingdom, the Hyksos period,and the 18th Dynasty, with space devoted to Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, the Ramesside period. The text ends with the Persian conquest of Mesopotamia and Egypt. First Civilizations also contains sections on astronomy, medicine, architecture, eschatology, religion, burial practices and mummification, and discusses the myths of Gilgamesh, Isis and Osiris. Each chapter has a basic bibliography which emphasizes English language encyclopedias, books and journals specializing in the ancient Near East.

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Utgivningsdatum:2005-01-15
Mått:280 x 219 x 27 mm
Vikt:997 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:292
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Equinox Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781904768784

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Robert Chadwick is Adjunct Professor at McGill University. He has, since 1972, taught the history and culture of the ancient Near East at John Abbott College, Concordia University, McGill University, l'Universite de Montreal and Bishop's University. He has excavated in England, the American south-west, Syria and Jordan. He is currently the assistant director of the Wadi Ath-Thamad Excavation Project.

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Table of ContentsPreface viiiAcknowledgments ivList of Illustrations x-xviiiPart I: Introduction1 History and archaeology as tools for understanding the past 1-192 Agriculture and the origins of civilization 20-35Part II: Mesopotamia3 The Early Dynastic period and the formation of the first city-states 37-494 The Akkadians and the Ur III Dynasty 50-585 Mesopotamia in the second millennium BC: the Babylonians and the Kassites (2000–1600 BC) 60-726 The Assyrians 74-887 The Last Babylonian Dynasty 90-98Part III: Religion, science, and medicine8 Mythology and religion in Mesopotamia: the story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu 99-1069 Science and technology: astronomy and medicine in Mesopotamia and Egypt 108-125Part IV: Egypt10 Egypt: the Black Land 204-21511 The Old Kingdom or the Pyramid Age (2575–2134 BC) 128-13712 Funerary practices, rituals, and mummification 138-15413 The Hyksos period and the New Kingdom 156-16714 Akhenaten and the Amarna period 168-17815 The 19th Dynasty and the Ramesside kings 180-19216 Egypt in the late second and first millenniums BC 194-202Part V: Mesopotamia and Egypt under Persian rule17 The Persians 217-226Epilogue: The twilight of the first civilizations 228-231End MatterNotes 232-248Bibliography 250-261Index 262-268