The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction

This book explores the lands of the ancient Near East from around 3200 BCE to 539 BCE. The earth-shaking changes that marked this era include such fundamental inventions as the wheel and the plow and intellectual feats such as the inventions of astronomy, law, and diplomacy.

• | By (Author): Amanda H. (Professor And Chair Of History, Professor And Chair Of History, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona) Podany
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• | Publication Date: Dec 26, 2013
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 168 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0195377990
• | ISBN-13: 9780195377996