Making Civilizations: The World Before 600 Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History

Distinguished Historians Of The Ancient World Analyze Earliest Developments In Human History And Rise First Major Civilizations From Middle East To India China This Volume Six-Part Series Hans-Joachim Gehrke A Noted Scholar Greece Leads Group Analyzing Prehistory Settlements World’s Advanced Neolithic Period—Sometimes Called Agrarian Revolution—Marked Turning Point People Were No Longer Dependent Entirely On Hunting Animals Gathering Plants But Instead Cultivated Crops Reared Livestock Led More Settled Existence Notably Along Rivers Such As Nile Tigris Euphrates Ganges Yangzi Increased Mastery Metals Together With Innovations Tools Technologies Economic Specialization Intricate Crafts Deadlier Weapons Which Contributed Growth Village Communities Well Trade Networks Family Was Fundamental Social Unit Its Relationships Hierarchies Modeled Evolving Relationship Between Ruler Ruled Religion Whether Polytheist Or Monotheist Played Central Role Shaping Persians Israelites Construed Terms Divinely Ordained Order: Chinese Imperial Title Huangdi Expressed Divinity Heavenly Splendor While Indian Emperor Ashoka Heralded Embodiment Moral Law Latest Findings About Neanderthals Founding Western Classical Antiquity Making Offers An Authoritative Overview Humanity’s Eras Σελίδες: 1216 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0908 Διαστάσεις: 16 2X16 2Cm