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Blackwell History of the Ancient World
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This book presents a clear, concise history of the extraordinarily multicultural civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Beginning with the emergence of writing around 3000 BC, the narrative ranges from the origins of the first cities in Mesopotamia, through the growth of the Babylonian and... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Elamite: Add a description of this character.
- Mari
- Hatti
- Hattusili Iii
- Darius
- Kish
- Judah
- Assurbanipal
- Kassite
- Mittani
- Cyrus
- Sennacherib
- Akkad
- Lagash
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Shalmaneser Iii
- Mursili
- Urartu
- Hittite
- Amorite
- Nippur
- Hammurabi
- Enlil
- Muwatalli
- Alexander
- Hattusa
- Susa
- Larsa
- Shulgi
- Isin
- Sargon
- Inshushinak
- Aziru
- Xerxes
- Dilmun
- Ramesses
- Ugarit
- Esarhaddon
- Benjamin R. Foster
- Arameans
- E. J. Brill
- Sippar
- Idrimi
- Tudhaliya
- Magan
- Ahuramazda
- Kalhu
Setting & Locations edit
- Babylonia
- Assyria
- Near East
- Egypt
- Uruk
- Upper Mesopotamia
- Anatolia
- Iran
- Israel
- Nineveh
- Persian Gulf
- Marduk
- Amarna
- Aleppo
- Eshnunna
- Ebla
- Greece
- Paris
- Damascus
- Cyprus
- Palestine
- Sumer
- Ningirsu
- Iraq
- Alashiya
- Ahhiyawa
- Ubaid
- Harran
- Zagros
- Asia
- Guzana
- Byblos
- Umma
- Eanna
- Carchemish
- Turkey
- Jerusalem
- Mycenaean
- Nubia
- London
- Susiana
- Yamkhad
- Atlanta
First Sentence edit
The term "Near East" is not widely used today.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Blackwell History of the Ancient World. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Marc Van de Mieroop (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 939.4
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › History › Ancient › Early Civilization
- Books › History › Middle East
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Bible & Other Sacred Texts
- Books › History › World
- Books › History › Europe
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