DK Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia

by Steele, Philip; Farndon, John

• ISBN13: 9780756629724
• ISBN10: 0756629721
• Edition: CD
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2007-06-25
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Table of Contents

Land between two rivers	p. 6
Sumerian city-states	p. 8
Mighty rulers	p. 10
The story of writing	p. 12
Gods and goddesses	p. 14
City life	p. 16
Country life	p. 18
Death and burial	p. 20
Akkad's rise and fall	p. 22
Ziggurats and temples	p. 24
Games, music, and sports	p. 26
Crafts and technology	p. 28
The rise of Babylon	p. 30
Learning and scholars	p. 32
Wider horizons	p. 34
Trade and commerce	p. 36
Transportation and travel	p. 38
The Assyrian Empire	p. 40
Ancient warfare	p. 42
The art of hunting	p. 44
Assyrian palaces	p. 46
The epic of Gilgamesh	p. 48
Assyrian knowledge	p. 50
Babylon reborn	p. 52
At the center of the world	p. 54
The Persians	p. 56
The classical age	p. 58
The Islamic age	p. 60
Uncovering the past	p. 62
Timeline of Mesopotamia	p. 64
A to Z of famous people	p. 66
A to Z of ancient sites	p. 68
Glossary	p. 70
Index	p. 72
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