- 300 pages
- English
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Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
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Encyclopedia of the Ancient World is a colorful and lively examination of some of the most important civilizations that have shaped our world. Each entry concentrates on a particular civilization, or series of civilizations, and combines its history with an explanation of who the people were and how they lived. An examination of respective belief systems and myths is also included. Reflecting the latest developments in archaeology and bio-geography, LEncyclopedia of the Ancient World explains how the ancient civilizations developed, and how they came to dominate their neighbors, how they evolved, and why they eventually declined or died out. Encyclopedia of the Ancient World also features 400 full-color and black-and-white photographs, as well as specially commissioned diagrams and reconstructions, that help to illuminate life as it was lived many centuries ago. The book concludes with an extensive time-line that places the civilizations in an historic context; a bibliography of suggested further reading; a glossary of useful terms; and a comprehensive index.
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Index
Page numbers in bold refer to main articles; those in italics refer to pictures or their captions.
A
abacuses 222–23
Aborigines of Australia 4, 198–99
Achaemenid Empire 42–43, 236
acupuncture 133
Adad (god) 30, 33–34, 37
Adena culture 165, 167, 168
adobe 169
Aeneid (Virgil) 217
Aeschylus 92
Africa 46–50
Agamemnon, king of Mycenae 74, 77
agriculture 4, 207–8
Anglo-Saxon 119–20
in Babylonia 32
at Çatal Höyük 7
in China 128, 207, 208
in Egypt 17, 208
Hittite 39–40
implements 219, 232
Indus civilization 126, 208
Iron Age 103
Mayan 172
Mycenaean 76
in Neolithic Europe 52, 54
Polynesian 202
in Sumeria 14
See also irrigation; and under names of crops
Ah Cacao, Mayan king 178
Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), king of Egypt 22, 24
Akhetaten 22, 24
Akkadian Empire 28–29
Akrotiri 62
Aksum 27
Alexander the Great 34, 42, 45, 82, 95, 142, 213, 241
army 239, 240
Alexandria 112, 229
Alfred the Great 118
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Full Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Middle East and Africa
- Europe
- India and the Far East
- The Americas
- Oceania
- Across the Cultures
- Timeline
- Further Reading
- Index