First Civilizations: Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

To introduce students to ancient history and archaeology, Chadwick (history and culture of ancient Near East, McGill U.) provides an overview of two of the world's oldest civilizations: ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. The text includes discussions of astronomy, medicine, architecture, eschatology and burial practices. This updated and expanded edition includes illustrations, maps and an extensive bibliography to encourage further study. Distributed in the US by David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR