The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations

Download or Read eBook The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations PDF written by John Haywood and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2005-10-25 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations
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Book Synopsis The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations by : John Haywood

Book excerpt: The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations explores the world's earliest cultures, from the farming settlements of Mesopotamia to the Americas and Polynesia, via the birth of Greek city states and the foundation of Rome. It examines the development of civilizations in the Near East - Babylonian, Assyrian, Persian - as well as those in Europe - the Minoans, Etruscans and Celts. Across the continents of Africa, Asia and America, it covers such subjects as Egypt from its pre-dynastic roots to the age of the Pharaohs, China during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the great cities of the Incas and Aztecs. Vivid descriptions of civilizations are complemented by discussion of such key topics as colonization, agriculture and technology, and the rise of empires and city states. Richly illustrated with timelines, photographs, artwork re-creations and full-colour maps, this is an illuminating and multi-faceted one-volume introduction to early peoples and the worlds they created. - Back cover.


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