Eyewitness Mesopotamia
London ; New York : DK Publishing, 2007.
Format: Book
Description: 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) and 1 folded map.
Full-color illustrated photographs describe the history, culture, and people of Ancient Mesopotamia. Includes Mesopotamia clip-art CD-ROM and wall chart.
Series: DK eyewitness books.
Contents:
Land between two rivers -- Sumerian city--states -- Mighty rulers -- Story of writing -- Gods and goddesses -- City life -- Country life -- Death and burial -- Akkad's rise and fall -- Ziggurats and temples -- Games, music, and sports -- Crafts and technology -- Rise of Babylon -- Learning and scholars -- Wider horizons -- Trade and commerce -- Transportation and travel -- Assyrian Eempire -- Ancient warfare -- Art of hunting -- Assyrian palaces -- Epic of Gilgamesh -- Assyrian knowledge -- Babylon reborn -- At the center of the world -- Persians -- Classical age -- Islamic age -- Uncovering the past -- Timeline of Mesopotamia -- A to Z of famous people -- A to Z of ancient sites -- Glossary -- Index.
Subjects:
Mesopotamia -- Juvenile literature.
Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634 -- Juvenile literature.
Mesopotamia -- Juvenile literature.
Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634 -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780756629724
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HISTORY Ancient Mesopotamia Ste | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY Ancient Mesopotamia Ste | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY Ancient Mesopotamia Ste | Blythewood | Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY Ancient Mesopotamia Ste | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (page 69) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (page 69) and index.