02939cam a2200481 i 4500 47685 47685 000048651696 AU-EpEBC 20170411131802.0 120227t20082008xnaabc b 001 0 eng d 9781740480758 (OCoLC)780401935 VNMU eng VNMU VNMU rda SUA NEMB anuc aw----- 939.4/MID 22 49927993 Bourke, Stephen, author. The Middle East : the cradle of civilization revealed / chief consultant, Stephen Bourke. Lane Cove, New South Wales : Global Book Publishing, 2008. 368 pages : colour illustrations, portraits, maps, ; 36 cm. Ancient civilizations "Ancient Civilizations" -- at head of t.p. Includes index and bibliography. Introducing the Middle East -- What is the Middle East? -- Peoples and cultures -- Economy and agriculture -- The importance of water -- Archaeological finds -- The fertile crescent : birthplace of agriculture -- Early humans in the Middle East -- The advent of agriculture -- Neolithic cultures -- Mesopotamia : the cradle of civilization -- An urban explosion -- The emergence of city-states -- The city of Ur -- Power struggles : kingdoms at war -- The growth of city-states -- The western states -- The rise of Assyria -- Masters of the known world : the age of empires -- Assyria and its rivals -- Medes and Babylonians -- The Persians -- Under occupation : Hellenistic and Roman conquerors -- Hellenistic conquerors -- Romans and Parthians -- Byzantines and Sasanians -- Search for origins : the rediscovery of the Middle East -- Travelers to an antique land -- The first discoveries -- Developing a discipline. Here is an authoritative, detailed and accessible view of the history and peoples' of the ancient Middle East. It is divided into six easily navigable parts arranged chronologically, and then into chapters exploring the history, religion, political and social organization, art, science, and architecture of the peoples' of the region. The text is illustrated with detailed maps and photographs, enabling readers to visualize the ancient places and peoples described, making it the perfect home reference and study aid, as well as a good read for the interested layman. Ethnology Middle East. Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian. Sumerians. Babylonia. Babylonia. Middle East History To 622. Middle East Civilization To 622. Ancient civilizations (Willoughby, N.S.W.) ddc AM 0 0 ddc 0 0 63 MAIN MAIN FOLIO 2017-04-11 Tabor 0 939.4 BOU R0627 2017-04-11 00:00:00 1 2017-04-11 AM