Ancient Near East: The Basics

Ancient Near East: The Basics surveys the history of the ancient Middle East from the invention of writing to Alexander the Great's conquest. The book introduces both the physical and intellectual environment of those times, the struggles of state-building and empire construction, and the dissent from those efforts.

Informationen zum Autor Daniel Snell is the L. J. Semrod Presidential Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. Klappentext Covers the history of the ancient Middle East from the invention of writing, to Alexander the Great's conquest. Zusammenfassung Ancient Near East: The Basics surveys the history of the ancient Middle East from the invention of writing to Alexander the Great's conquest. The book introduces both the physical and intellectual environment of those times, the struggles of state-building and empire construction, and the dissent from those efforts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What We Mean When We Talk About the Ancient Near East 2. The Early Millennia 3. The Second Millennium 4. The First Millennium 5. Legacies 6. The Rediscovery of the Ancient Near East 7. Limits of the Future

Autorentext

Daniel Snell is the L. J. Semrod Presidential Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma.

Klappentext

Covers the history of the ancient Middle East from the invention of writing, to Alexander the Great's conquest.

Zusammenfassung
Ancient Near East: The Basics surveys the history of the ancient Middle East from the invention of writing to Alexander the Great's conquest. The book introduces both the physical and intellectual environment of those times, the struggles of state-building and empire construction, and the dissent from those efforts.

Inhalt

1. What We Mean When We Talk About the Ancient Near East 2. The Early Millennia 3. The Second Millennium 4. The First Millennium 5. Legacies 6. The Rediscovery of the Ancient Near East 7. Limits of the Future