Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture
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Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture

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Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture

About this book

Organized by the periods, kingdoms, and empires generally used in ancient Near Eastern political history, Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture interlaces social and cultural history with a political narrative. Charts, figures, maps, and historical documents introduce the reader to the material world of the ancient Near East, including Egypt. The emphasis on historical debates and areas of uncertainty helps students understand how historians use evidence to create interpretations and that several different interpretations of history are possible.

New features in this edition include:

  • Reorganization of the chapters on the early periods, with discussions incorporating the latest archaeological finds.



  • New "Debating the Evidence" sections discussing current controversial issues in Near Eastern history. These sections make it easy for students and teachers to find and use the portions of the text devoted to scholarly arguments about various aspects of ancient Near Eastern history.



  • A new chapter, "Ancient Israel and Judah, " has been added to cover more completely the crucial issues of ancient Israelite history and religion.



  • More emphasis has been placed on the role and contributions of women in the ancient Near East.



The most important change is the addition of co-author Susan N. Helft, a specialist in the art and archaeology of the ancient Near East, who has applied her considerable knowledge, insight, research, and editing skills throughout the book. This new edition of Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture will remain a crucial text for students beginning to learn about the fascinating civilizations of the Near East.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781134880836
Edition
3
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures
  7. List of maps
  8. List of documents
  9. Introduction: Studying the Ancient Near East
  10. 1 Near Eastern Prehistory
  11. 2 The Dawn of Civilization in Western Asia
  12. 3 The First Mesopotamian Empires
  13. 4 The Development of Civilization in Wider Western Asia
  14. 5 Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom
  15. 6 The Old Babylonian Period and Its Aftermath
  16. 7 The Rise and Fall of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom
  17. 8 Egypt’s Powerful Eighteenth Dynasty
  18. 9 The End of the Bronze Age
  19. 10 The Early Iron Age—Recovery and Transformation (c. 1100–745 BCE)
  20. 11 Mesopotamian Supremacy
  21. 12 The Achaemenid Persian Empire
  22. 13 Ancient Israel and Judah
  23. Afterword: The Legacy of the Ancient Near East
  24. Glossary
  25. Index