Civilizations Past & Present, Combined Volume

by Edgar, Robert R.; Hackett, Neil J.; Jewsbury, George F.; Molony, Barbara A.; Gordon, Matthew S.

• ISBN13: 9780205574308
• ISBN10: 0205574300
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-16
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Civilizations Past and Present, written by specialists in Islamic, African, Asian, Ancient, and East European history- offers a clear and accessible analysis of diverse trends shaping world history. Civilizations Past and Present, now in its Twelfth Edition, is a survey text well known for its readability, offering a strong narrative exploration of world history. The bookrs"s narrativeenriched by photographs, maps, primary source documents, timelines, and other pedagogical aidsplaces great emphasis on the connections between the worldrs"s many cultures and regions. The book uses intriguing avenues of historical interpretation and examines all of the major areas of historical study: social, political, economic, religious, cultural, and geographic.

Table of Contents

Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East
The Origins of Humankind Preliterate Cultures Preliterate Society and Religion Mesopotamia: The First Civilization The Babylonian Empire, c.2000 1600 B.C.E.
Egypt: Gift of the Nile Mesopotamian Successors to Babylon, c. 1600 550 B.C.E
The Persian Empire,550 331B.C.E
Discovery Through Maps
The Oldest Known Map: atul Hnynk
Document ""The Great Hymn to the Aton"" and Psalm	p. 104
Document Dining with the G
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