First Civilizations

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
2. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-904768-78-4
Verlag: Equinox Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 242 mm x 190 mm, Gewicht: 735 g

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 and burial practices, mummification, religion 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chadwick, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Mesopotamia; 1. Introduction: History and Archaeology as Tools for Understanding the Past; 2. Agriculture and the Origins of Civilization; 3. The Early Dynastic Period and the Sumerian City-States; 4. The Akkadians and the Ur III Dynasty; 5. Mesopotamia in the Second Millennium BC: The Babylonians and the Kassites (2000 - 1600 BC); 6. The Assyrians; 7. The Last Babylonian Dynasty; 8. Mythology and Religion: The Story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu; 9. Science and Nature: Astronomy and Medicine in Mesopotamia and Egypt; Part Two: Egypt; 10. Egypt: The Black Land; 11. The Old Kingdom and the Pyramid Age (2572 -2134 BC); 12. The Middle Kingdom; 13. The Hyksos Period and the New Kingdom; 14. Akhenaten and the Amarna Period; 15. The 19th Dynasty and the Ramesside Kings; 16. Egypt in the Late Second and First Millennium BC: The Kushites, Libyans and Assyrians; 17. The Persians; 18. Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Chadwick, Robert
Adjunct Professor at McGill University