Advancement in ancient civilizations : life, culture, science and thought /

"Traditional scholarship on how ancient civilizations emerged is outmoded and new insights call for revision. According to the well-established paradigm, Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization. Following the cliché of ex oriente lux ("light from the East") all major ach...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haarmann, Harald (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Subjects:
Civilization, Ancient.
Civilisation ancienne.
Civilization, Ancient
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Maps
  • List of Figures
  • Introduction: The Organic Whole of Human Existence and the Quality of Life
  • 1. The Life Cycle of Cultures
  • 2. Timeline
  • 3. Early Achievements
  • 4. The Wheel, the Wagon and the Chariot
  • 5. The Economic Foundations
  • 6. Settlement Planning
  • 7. Architecture
  • 8. Social Networking
  • 9. Religion and Worldview
  • 10. Human Activity Between Life and Afterlife
  • 11. Specialized Systems for Communication
  • 12. Specialized Systems for Communication
  • 13. Intellectual Domains
  • 14. Art and Aesthetics
  • Epilogue: Cultural Memory
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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