Ancient Near East, The [electronic resource] : A Very Short Introduction
Amanda H. Podany2021
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The ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization"-and for good
reason. Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich
and successful culture. Indeed, it was a time and place of earth-shaking changes
for humankind: the beginnings of writing and law, kingship and bureaucracy,
diplomacy and state-sponsored warfare, mathematics and literature.
This Very Short Introduction offers a fascinating account of this momentous time
in human history. The three thousand years covered here-from around 3500 BCE,
with the founding of the first Mesopotamian cities, to the conquest of the Near
East by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE-represent a period of
incredible innovation. As historian Amanda Podany explores this era, she
overturns the popular image of the ancient world as a primitive, violent place.
We discover that women had many freedoms: they could own property, run
businesses, and represent themselves in court. Diplomats traveled b...
Main title:
Ancient Near East, The [electronic resource] : A Very Short Introduction / Amanda H. Podany
Author:
Amanda H. Podany, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Tantor Audio, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (111 MB, 04:02:33 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781666112535
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
436903
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