Heritage of World Civilizations

Name: Heritage of World Civilizations
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ISBN: 9780136002772

ISBN-10: 0136002773

ISBN-13: 9780136002772

Edition: 8th 2009

Authors: Grace J Craig, William A. Graham, Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment, Frank M. Turner

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For undergraduate level World Civilization or World History courses. This comprehensive, accessible survey of world history has been extensively revised to provide an even more global and comparative perspective on the events and processes that have shaped our increasingly interdependent world. Written by leading scholars in their respective fields,Heritage of World Civilizations, 8/e,combines unusually strong and thorough coverage of the unique heritage of Asian, African, Islamic, Western, and American civilizations, while highlighting the role of the worlds great religious and philosophical traditions.

Book details

List price: $116.20
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/7/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 656
Size: 9.02" wide x 10.75" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 3.234
Language: English

Steven Ozment is McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History at Harvard University. He is the author of Flesh and Spirit and The BÃ¼rgermeisterï¿½e(tm)s Daughter.



Combined Volume contains Chapters 1-35


Volume I contains Chapters 1-18


Volume II contains Chapters 16-35



The Coming of Civilization



Birth of Civilization


Early Humans and Their Culture


The Paleolithic Age


The Neolithic Age


The Bronze Age and the Birth of Civilization


Early Civilizations to About 1000 b.c.e


Mesopotamian Civilization


Egyptian Civilization


Ancient Near Eastern Empires


The Hittites The Mitannians


The Assyrians The Second Assyrian Empire The Neo-Babylonians


Early Indian Civilization


The Indus Civilization


The Vedic Aryan Civilization Overview


Early Chinese Civilization


Neolithic Origins in the Yellow River Valley


Early Bronze Age: The Shang


Later Bronze Age: The Western Zhou


Iron Age: The Eastern Zhou


The Rise of Civilization in the Americas


Summary


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