Ancient mediterranean civilizations : from prehistory to 640 CE

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Ancient mediterranean civilizations : from prehistory to 640 CE

Ralph W. Mathisen

Oxford University, c2015

2nd ed

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Includes index

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Challenging the stereotypes and myths that typically characterize students' understanding of antiquity, Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations: From Prehistory to 640 CE, Second Edition, focuses on continuity and connections, along with cultural diffusion and cultural diversity, to show how history is a cumulative process and that numerous similar themes recur in different times and places. The text also explores sensitive issues and debates including attitudes toward race, ethnicity, and tolerance; gender issues and roles; slavery; social mobility; religion; political evolution; the nature of government; and imperialism.FEATURESNew! Chapter 9: "Civilization beyond the Near East, Greece, and Rome (2300-31 BCE)"New! "Digging Antiquity": Illustrated features that discuss specific archaeological sites, many of which can still be visited today New!: "Looking Back": Chapter summaries, followed by "Looking Ahead" sections that preview the following chapters"History Laboratory": Concise observations on how historians use different methodologies to interpret historical evidence and to debunk pseudoscience"Historical Controversy": Reflections that explore conflicting modern interpretations of ancient phenomena "A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words": Illustrations of distinctive material artifacts, accompanied by brief essays"Mysteries of History": Selections that address puzzling and intriguing aspects of the past"In Their Own Words": Extended quotations that exemplify each chapter's main themes Stunning Interior Design: More than 200 maps and illustrations, including an eight-page color portfolioAn Image Bank containing more than 100 PowerPoint-based slides and approximately forty maps, available to adopters

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Preface: Note on Spelling and Pronunciation: About the Author: SECTION I: The Origins of History 1. Civilization Before Civilization (2,000,000-3000 BCE) SECTION II: The Ancient Near Eastern World 2. Mesopotamia and the Bronze Age (6000-1200 BCE) 3. Egypt and the Bronze Age (8000-1200 BCE) 4. Coastal Civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean (2500-800 BCE) 5. Iron Age Empires: Assyria, Babylonia, and Persia (850-500 BCE) SECTION III: The Ancient Greek World 6. Greece in the Dark and Archaic Ages (1100-500 BCE) 7. Sparta, Athens, and the Classical Age (500-387 BCE) 8. Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age (387-31 BCE) 9. Civilization beyond the Near East, Greece, and Rome (2300-31 BCE) SECTION IIII: The Ancient Roman World 10. The Rise of Rome and the Roman Republic (753-120 BCE) 11. Crisis, Recovery, and the Creation of the Principate (150-21 BCE) 12. The Roman Peace (27 BCE-192 CE) SECTION V: The World of Late Antiquity 13. Crisis, Recovery, and the Creation of the Late Roman Empire (192-337) 14. The Christian Empire and the Late Roman World (337-476) 15. The End of Antiquity (476-640) Glossary: Credits: Index:

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