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Ancient Near East: The Basics surveys the history of the ancient Middle East from the invention of writing to Alexander the Great s conquest. The book introduces both the physical and intellectual environment of those times, the struggles of state-building and empire construction, and the dissent from those efforts. Topics covered include:

• What do we mean when we talk about the Ancient Near East?
• The rise and fall of powerful states and monarchs
• Daily life both in the cities and out in the fields
• The legacy of the Ancient Near East: religion, science and...

• Covers the civilizations of the Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Israelites and Persians
  
• Places particular emphasis on social and cultural history
  
• Covers the legacy of the Ancient Near East in the medieval and modern worlds
  
• Provides a useful bibliographical guide to this field of study

Ancient Near East: The Basics surveys the history of the ancient Middle East from the invention of writing to Alexander the Great's conquest. The book introduces both the physical and intellectual environment of those times, the struggles of state-building and empire construction, and the dissent from those efforts. Topics covered include:

• What do we mean when we talk about the Ancient Near East?
• The rise and fall of powerful states and monarchs
• Daily life both in the cities and out in the fields
• The legacy of the Ancient Near East:...