Ancient Mesopotamia / by Don Nardo.
By: Nardo, Don.
Series: World history series. Publisher: San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books / Thomson Learning, c2004Description: 112 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1590182928 (hbk.).Subject(s): Iraq -- Juvenile literature | Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634DDC classification: 935Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU | 935 NAR (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SABDx,23003,02,GR | 5000026361 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-103) and index.
Important dates in Mesopotamia -- Who were the first Mesopotamians -- 1. The first cities, empires, and literature -- 2. Rise of the Assyrians and Babylonians -- 3. The Assyrian Empire reaches its zenith -- 4. Society and life in ancient Mesopotamia -- 5. Mesopotamia under the Medes and Persians -- 6. East meets West : the Greeks in Mesopotamia -- Mesopotamia in later ages.
A historical overview of the rise of the Assyrians and Babylonians and the culture they developed in ancient Mesopotamia, plus a glimpse of the region in later centuries.