02683cam a2200361 4500 555597778 TxAuBib 20220303120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781666112535 1666112534 247f8722-3ae8-48ad-a225-39b876ccc433 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6245902 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Podany, Amanda H. Ancient Near East [Libby Audiobook] : A Very Short Introduction. Tantor Media, Inc., 2021. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 111MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 111MB. Civilization. Mesopotamia. ancient. cradle. Egypt. of. The ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization"-and for good reason. Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture. Indeed, it was a time and place of earth-shaking changes for humankind: the beginnings of writing and law, kingship and bureaucracy, diplomacy and state-sponsored warfare, mathematics and literature. This Very Short Introduction offers a fascinating account of this momentous time in human history. The three thousand years covered here-from around 3500 BCE, with the founding of the first Mesopotamian cities, to the conquest of the Near East by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE-represent a period of incredible innovation. As historian Amanda Podany explores this era, she overturns the popular image of the ancient world as a primitive, violent place. We discover that women had many freedoms: they could own property, run businesses, and represent themselves in court. Diplomats traveled between the capital cities of major powers ensuring peace between the kings. Scribes and scholars studied the stars and could predict eclipses and the movements of the planets. Every chapter introduces the listener to a particular moment in ancient Near Eastern history, illuminating such aspects as trade, religion, diplomacy, law, warfare, kingship, and agriculture. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-05-03 20:00:03. Al-Kaisi, Fajer. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=247f8722-3ae8-48ad-a225-39b876ccc433&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=247f8722-3ae8-48ad-a225-39b876ccc433&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)