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The Ancient Near Eastern World
Podany, Amanda H.; McGee, Marni
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Description for The Ancient Near Eastern World
Hardback. What do the wheel, the law, and belief in a single god have in common? All of these ideas first came to people who lived in the ancient Near East. As if these revolutionary developments weren't enough to make a mark on world history, these ancient innovators also came up with the most fantastic invention of all-writing. Series: The World in Ancient Times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 99 color & 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 235 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 470.
What do the wheel, the law, and belief in a single god have in common? All of these ideas first came to people who lived in the ancient Near East. As if these revolutionary developments weren't enough to make a mark on world history, these ancient innovators also came up with the most fantastic invention of all-writing. The Ancient Near Eastern World is filled with the scribes, potters, sculptors, architects, school children, lawmakers, kings, queens, farmers, and priests who designed and created that world.
What do the wheel, the law, and belief in a single god have in common? All of these ideas first came to people who lived in the ancient Near East. As if these revolutionary developments weren't enough to make a mark on world history, these ancient innovators also came up with the most fantastic invention of all-writing. The Ancient Near Eastern World is filled with the scribes, potters, sculptors, architects, school children, lawmakers, kings, queens, farmers, and priests who designed and created that world.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
The World in Ancient Times
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195161595
SKU
V9780195161595
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Ref
99-99
About Podany, Amanda H.; McGee, Marni
Amanda H. Podany is Professor of history and director of the honors program at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is the author ofThe Land of Hana: Kings, Chronology, and Scribal Tradition (CDL Press, 2002). Marni McGee is the author ofThe Ancient Roman World (OUP, 2003), Forest Child (Green Tiger, 1995),The Quiet Farmer (Atheneum, 1991), andDiego Columbus: Adventures on ... Read more
Reviews for The Ancient Near Eastern World
This heavily illustrated volume focuses on artifacts uncovered by archaeologists and the human interest stories found in early writing.
School Library Journal, Curriculum Connections
This heavily illustrated volume focuses on artifacts uncovered by archaeologists and the human interest stories found in early writing.
School Library Journal, Curriculum Connections
School Library Journal, Curriculum Connections
This heavily illustrated volume focuses on artifacts uncovered by archaeologists and the human interest stories found in early writing.
School Library Journal, Curriculum Connections