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Civilizations Past and Present to 1650

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ISBN-10: 0205573754

ISBN-13: 9780205573752

Edition: 12th 2008

Authors: Robert R. Edgar, Neil J. Hackett, George F. Jewsbury, Barbara Molony, Matthew S. Gordon

List price: $160.20
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Civilizations Past and Present, written by specialists in Islamic, African, Asian, Ancient, and East European history- offers a clear and accessible analysis of diverse trends shaping world history. nbsp; Civilizations Past and Present, now in its Twelfth Edition, is a survey text well known for its readability, offering a strong narrative exploration of world history. The bookrsquo;s narrativeenriched by photographs, maps, primary source documents, timelines, and other pedagogical aidsplaces great emphasis on the connections between the worldrsquo;s many cultures and regions. The book uses intriguing avenues of historical interpretation and examines all of the major areas of historical…    
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Book details

List price: $160.20
Edition: 12th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/11/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 576
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English

Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East The Origins of Humankind Preliterate Cultures Preliterate Society and ReligionMesopotamian Successors to Babylon, c. 1600ndash;550 B.C.E
Mesopotamia: The First Civilization The Babylonian Empire, c. 2000ndash;1600 B.C.E
Egypt: Gift of the Nile Mesopotamian Successors to Babylon, c. 1600ndash;550 B.C.E
The Persian Empire 550ndash;331B.C.E
Discovery Through Maps
The Oldest Known Map: Ccedil;atul Huuml;yuuml;k DOCUMENT
ldquo;The Great Hymn to the Atonrdquo; and Psalm
Document Dining with the Great King: A Persian Royal Feast
Seeing Connections The Pyramids of Meroe
Early Chinese Civilization: From Neolithic Origins to 220 C.E
The Origins of China, 6500ndash;221B.C.E
The Qin and Han Empires 221 B.C.E.ndash;220 C.E
Document The Wisdom of Confucius Document Legalism: The Theories of Han Feizi (d. 233 B.C.E.)
Document ldquo;The Mother of Menciusrdquo; from Biographies of Heroic Women
Seeing Connections War Chariots
Early Indian Civilizations From Neolithic Origins to 300 C.E
Early India Dramatic Developments in Religion and Culture 600ndash;320B.C.E
The Mauryan Empire and Other Kingdoms 320 B.C.E.ndash;300 C.E
Emergent Hinduism and Buddhism 200 B.C.E.ndash;300 C.E
The Meeting of East and West: Networks of Exchange Document
Rig-Veda: Creation and the Kinds of Men Document
The Jains on the Souls in All Things Document
The Ramayana: The Trial of Sita Seeing Connections
The Goddess Lakshmi in Pompeii
Greece Minoan, Mycenaean, Hellenic, and Hellenistic Civilizations 2000ndash;30 B.C.E
Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations c. 2000ndash;1200 B.C.E
The Development of Hellenic Civilization c. 1150ndash;500 B.C.E
The Golden Age of Greece 500ndash;336 B.C.E
The Greek Cultural Achievement The Hellenistic Age 336ndash;30
B.C.E
Hellenistic Society and Culture Document
Homer-The Iliad: Andromache and Hector Document
Periclesrsquo; Funeral Oration Discovery Through Maps
The World According to Herodotus c. 450 B.C.E. Document
Arrian: Alexander the Le
Moods
Voice
Subject-Verb Agreement
Pronouns
Forms
ourts and Public Policy
Chapter 14 Economic Policy
makingThe Goals of Economic Policy
Tax Revenues
Budget Deficits and Surpluses
Expenditures
Fiscal Policymaking
Monetary Policymaking
Conclusion: Ec