Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

Name: Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
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ISBN: 9780195183641

ISBN-10: 0195183649

ISBN-13: 9780195183641

Edition: 2005 (Handbook (Instructor's))

Authors: Stephen Bertman

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Modern-day archaeological discoveries in the Near East continue to illuminate our understanding of the ancient world, including the many contributions made by the people of Mesopotamia to literature, art, government, and urban life The Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia describes the culture, history, and people of this land, as well as their struggle for survival and happiness, from about 3500 to 500 BCE. Mesopotamia was the home of a succession of glorious civilizations--Sumeria, Babylonia, and Assyria--which flourished together for more than three millennia. Sumerian mathematicians devised the sixty-minute hour that still rules our lives; Babylonian architects designed the famed…

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List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/7/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 9.02" wide x 7.28" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English




Geography of Mesopotamia



Archaeology and history



Government and society



Religion and myth



Language, writing, and literature



Architecture and engineering



Sculpture and other arts



Economy



Transportation and trade



Military affairs



Everyday life



Mesopotamia and sacred scripture



The legacy of Mesopotamia