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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1138686417
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138686410
• Author: William H. Stiebing Jr. (Author), Susan N. Helft (Author)

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 Charts, figures, maps, and historical documents introduce the reader to the material world of the ancient Near East, including Egypt.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.

Table contents:

Chapter 1: Near Eastern Prehistory

Southwest Asia in the Late Paleolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods

The Nile Valley in Late Prehistory

Major Changes in Lifestyle during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods

Chapter 2: The Dawn of Civilization in Western Asia

The Emergence of Mesopotamian and Iranian Civilization (c. 4000-3000 BCE)

The Mesopotamian Early Dynastic Period (c. 2900–2330 BCE)

Mesopotamian Culture during the Early Dynastic Era

Chapter 3: The First Mesopotamian Empires

The Akkadian Empire (c. 2334-2193 BCE)

The Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2112-2004 BCE)

Chapter 4: The Development of Civilization in the Wider Near East

Early Urbanization in the Levant and Anatolia

Persian Gulf and Central Asian Civilizations

Chapter 5: Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom

Prelude to Civilization

The Formation of the Egyptian State (c. 3050-2593 BCE)

Some Basic Elements of Egyptian Belief

The Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3-6, c. 2592-2150 BCE)

Society and Culture

Chapter 6: The Old Babylonian Period and Its Aftermath

The “Interregnum” After the Fall of Ur (c. 2000-1800 BCE)

The Era of Hammurabi and His Dynasty (c. 1800-1595 BCE)

Old Babylonian Cultural Developments

The Hittite Old Kingdom

The Emergence of Other New Peoples

Chapter 7: The Rise and Fall of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom

The First Intermediate Period: Dynasties 8- Early 11 (c. 2180-1980 BCE)

The Middle Kingdom: Dynasties Late 11-Early 13 (c. 1980-1725 BCE)

The Second Intermediate Period: Dynasties Late 13-17 (c. 1725-1540 BCE)

Chapter 8: Egypt’s Powerful Eighteenth Dynasty

The Beginning of the Egyptian New Kingdom (c. 1539-1480 BCE)

Hatshepsut and Thutmose III (c. 1479-1425 BCE)

The Egyptian Empire at Its Height (c. 1425-1350 BCE)

Akhenaton and the Amarna Period (c. 1353-1336)

The End of the Eighteenth Dynasty (c. 1335-1292 BCE)

Chapter 9: The End of the Bronze Age

The Zenith of Hittite Power (c. 1344-1180 BCE)

Hittite Culture

The Twilight of the Egyptian Empire (c. 1292-1150 BCE)

The Collapse of Bronze Age Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean

Chapter 10: Recovery and Transformation (c. 1100-745 BCE)

Mesopotamia and Egypt

Anatolia

Syria

Small States of the Southern Levant

Chapter 11: Mesopotamian Supremacy

Assyrian Domination

Neo-Assyrian Society and Culture

The Neo-Babylonian (or Chaldean) Empire (627-560 BCE)

Neo-Babylonian Culture

Chapter 12: The Achaemenid Persian Empire

The Origins and Growth of the Persian Empire

The Achaemenid Empire at Its Height

Persian Culture

The Latter Part of the Achaemenid Persian Empire

Epilogue: The Near East after the Achaemenid Empire

Chapter 13: Ancient Israel and Judah

Early Israel

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (c. 931-721 BCE

The Emergence of Biblical Monotheism

Post-Exilic Judah

Afterword: The Legacy of the Ancient Near East

Glossary

Index

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