First Civilizations

Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

By: Robert Alan Chadwick

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Paperback | 26 September 2017 | Edition Number 2

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First Civilizations is the second edition of a popular student text first published in 1996 in Montreal by Les Editions Champ Fleury. This much updated and expanded edition provides an introductory overview of the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. It was conceived primarily for students who have little or no knowledge of ancient history or archaeology.

The book begins with the role of history and archaeology in understanding the past, and continues with the origins of agriculture and the formation of the Sumerian city-states in Mesopotamia. Three subsequent chapters concentrate on Assyrian and Babylonian history and culture. The second half of the book focuses on Egypt, begining with the physical environment of the Nile, the formation of the Egyptian state and the Old Kingdom. Subsequent chapters discuss the Middle Kingdom, the Hyksos period,and the 18th Dynasty, with space devoted to Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, the Ramesside period. The text ends with the Persian conquest of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

First Civilizations also contains sections on astronomy, medicine, architecture, eschatology, religion, burial practices and mummification, and discusses the myths of Gilgamesh, Isis and Osiris. Each chapter has a basic bibliography which emphasizes English language encyclopedias, books and journals specializing in the ancient Near East.

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The author is successful in his goal to provide an in-depth coverage of Ancient Near Eastern history for the beginning student....Chadwick skillfully brings to life the long-forgotten details of these two great civilizations. Near Eastern Archaeology Society Bulletin

Chadwick's writing is lucid and flowing and, with such a profusion of illustrative material, the reader's attention is easily commanded. ...This is an excellent publication available at a modest price and I would encourage everyone to purchase a copy. Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies Journal

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Non-Fiction Archaeology Philosophy History Regional & National History African History General & World History Earliest Times to Present Day Ancient History to the Year 500 Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Interdisciplinary Studies Regional Studies

History and archaeology as tools for understanding the past	p. 2
Agriculture and the origins of civilization	p. 20
The early dynastic period and the formation of the first city-states	p. 38
The Akkadians and the Ur III dynasty	p. 50
Mesopotamia in the second millennium B.C. : the Babylonians and the Kassites (2000-1600 B.C.)	p. 60
The Assyrians	p. 74
The last Babylonian dynasty	p. 90
Mythology and religion in Mesopotamia : the story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu	p. 100
Science and technology : astronomy and medicine in Mesopotamia and Egypt	p. 108
Egypt : the black land	p. 128
The Old Kingdom or the pyramid age (2575-2134 B.C.)	p. 138
Funerary practices, rituals, and mummification	p. 156
The Hyksos period and the New Kingdom	p. 168
Akhenaten and the Amarna period	p. 180
The 19th dynasty and the Ramesside kings	p. 194
Egypt in the late second and first millenniums B.C.	p. 204
The Persians	p. 218
Epilogue : the twilight of the first civilizations	p. 228
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