The Ancient World
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The Ancient World

Sarolta Anna Takacs, Eric H. Cline

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The Ancient World

Sarolta Anna Takacs, Eric H. Cline

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Designed to meet the curriculum needs of students from grades 7-12, this five-volume encyclopedia explores the history and civilizations of the ancient world from prehistory to approximately 1000 CE. Organized alphabetically within geographical volumes on Africa, Europe, the Americas, Southwest Asia, and Asia and the Pacific, entries cover the social, political, scientific and technological, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the ancient world in all areas of the globe. Each volume explores significant civilizations, personalities, cultural and social developments, and scientific achievements in its geographical area. Boxed features include Link in Time, Link in Place, Ancient Weapons, Turning Points, and Great Lives. Each volume also includes maps, timelines and illustrations; and a glossary, bibliography and indexes complete the set.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
ISBN
9781317458388
Edition
1
Topic
Geschichte
Subtopic
Weltgeschichte

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations (Vol. 1)
  7. List of Illustrations (Vol. 2)
  8. List of Illustrations (Vol. 3)
  9. List of Illustrations (Vol. 4)
  10. List of Illustrations (Vol. 5)
  11. Topic Finder (Vol. 1)
  12. Topic Finder (Vol. 2)
  13. Topic Finder (Vol. 3)
  14. Topic Finder (Vol. 4)
  15. Topic Finder (Vol. 5)
  16. Preface
  17. The Cradle of Humanity
  18. Crossroads of Culture
  19. The New World
  20. Birthplace of Modern Civilization
  21. Ancient Asia and the Pacific Basin: More Than the Sum of Its Parts
  22. Map of Ancient Africa
  23. Map of Ancient Europe
  24. Map of Ancient Americas
  25. Map of the Ancient Near East and Southwest Asia
  26. Map of Ancient Asia and the Pacific
  27. Agriculture
  28. Akhenaten
  29. Alexandria
  30. Animism
  31. Archeological Discoveries
  32. Art and Architecture
  33. Atlas Mountains
  34. Axum
  35. Bantu Migration
  36. Benin
  37. Berbers
  38. Carthage
  39. Culture and Traditions
  40. Egypt
  41. Ghana
  42. Giza
  43. Great Zimbabwe
  44. Greek Colonies
  45. Ibn Battuta
  46. Kongo Empire
  47. Kush
  48. Language and Writing
  49. Libya
  50. Mali
  51. Mauretania
  52. Monomutapa Empire
  53. Myths and Epics
  54. Nile River
  55. Nok People
  56. Nubia
  57. Olduvai Gorge
  58. Paleobiology
  59. Religion
  60. Sahara
  61. Salt Trade
  62. Sheba, Queen of
  63. Slavery
  64. Society
  65. Songhai Empire
  66. Stone Circles
  67. Technology and Inventions
  68. Timbuktu
  69. Tools and Weapons
  70. Yoruba
  71. Agriculture
  72. Alexander III, the Great (356-323 B.C.E.)
  73. Archeological Discoveries
  74. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.)
  75. Art and Architecture
  76. Caesar, Gaius Julius (100-44 B.C.E.)
  77. Cave Paintings
  78. Celts
  79. Christianity
  80. Crete
  81. Cro-Magnon Peoples
  82. Culture and Traditions
  83. Druids
  84. Etruscan Civilization
  85. Franks
  86. Gauls
  87. Germanic Groups
  88. Greece
  89. Huns
  90. Ice Age
  91. Justinian I (C.E. 483-565)
  92. Kievan Rus
  93. Language and Writing
  94. Latin
  95. Minoan Civilization
  96. Myths, Epics, and Sagas
  97. Neanderthal Peoples
  98. Norsemen
  99. Odoacer (C.E. 435-493)
  100. Pax Romana (27 B.C.E.-C.E. 180)
  101. Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.E.)
  102. Persian Wars (490-479 B.C.E.)
  103. Pompeii
  104. Religion
  105. Rome
  106. Slavery
  107. Society
  108. Technology and Inventions
  109. Tools and Weapons
  110. Trojan War
  111. Adena
  112. Agriculture
  113. Anasazi
  114. Archeological Discoveries
  115. Art and Architecture
  116. Aztec Civilization
  117. Beringia
  118. Bison
  119. Cahokia
  120. Clovis
  121. Culture and Traditions
  122. Great Serpent Mound
  123. Hohokam
  124. Hunter-Gatherers
  125. Ice Age
  126. Incan Civilization
  127. Language and Writing
  128. L'Anse aux Meadows
  129. Machu Picchu
  130. Maize
  131. Mammoths
  132. Mayan Civilization
  133. Mississippian Cultures
  134. Mound Builders
  135. Myths and Legends
  136. Nazca
  137. Norton Tradition
  138. Olmec Civilization
  139. Paleo-Indians
  140. Potlatch
  141. Religion
  142. Slavery
  143. Society
  144. Taino
  145. Technology and Inventions
  146. TeotihuacĂĄn (ca. 300 B.C.E.-C.E. 700)
  147. Thule Tradition
  148. Tiwanaku (200 B.C.E.-C.E. 1000)
  149. Tobacco
  150. Toltec Culture
  151. Tools and Weapons
  152. Totems
  153. Vinland
  154. Agriculture
  155. Anatolia
  156. Arameans
  157. Archeological Discoveries
  158. Art and Architecture
  159. Assyria
  160. Babylonia
  161. Bible
  162. Byzantine Empire
  163. Çatal Huyuk
  164. Chaldeans
  165. Christianity
  166. Culture and Traditions
  167. Darius I, the Great (549-486 B.C.E.)
  168. Ebla
  169. Fertile Crescent
  170. Hammurabi (d. 1750)
  171. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
  172. Hittites
  173. Indus River
  174. Islam
  175. Jerusalem
  176. Jews and Judaism
  177. Language and Writing
  178. Lydians
  179. Mesopotamia
  180. Monsoons
  181. Myths and Epics
  182. Parthian Empire
  183. Persia
  184. Phoenicians
  185. Religion
  186. Scythians
  187. Slavery
  188. Society
  189. Sumer
  190. Technology and Inventions
  191. Tools and Weapons
  192. Ur
  193. Zoroastrianism
  194. Aboriginal Peoples
  195. Agriculture
  196. Angkor Wat
  197. Archeological Discoveries
  198. Art and Architecture
  199. Australia
  200. Buddhism
  201. China
  202. Confucianism
  203. Culture and Traditions
  204. Golden Horde
  205. Hinduism
  206. Huns
  207. India
  208. Indian Ocean Trade
  209. Islam, Spread of
  210. Japan
  211. Java
  212. Khmer Empire
  213. Korea
  214. Language and Writing
  215. Mandate of Heaven
  216. Melaka
  217. Micronesia
  218. Mongols
  219. Monsoons
  220. Myths and Epics
  221. New Zealand
  222. Pax Sinica
  223. Polynesia
  224. Religion
  225. Shinto
  226. Silk Road
  227. Slavery
  228. Society
  229. Spice Trade
  230. Sri Lanka
  231. Sukhothai and Ayudhya
  232. Technology and Inventions
  233. Tools and Weapons
  234. Vietnam
  235. Zheng He (ca. C.E. 1371-1433)
  236. Glossary (Vol. 1)
  237. Glossary (Vol. 2)
  238. Glossary (Vol. 3)
  239. Glossary (Vol. 4)
  240. Glossary (Vol. 5)
  241. Selected Bibliography (Vol. 1)
  242. Selected Bibliography (Vol. 2)
  243. Selected Bibliography (Vol. 3)
  244. Selected Bibliography (Vol. 4)
  245. Selected Bibliography (Vol. 5)
  246. Index (Vol. 1)
  247. Index (Vol. 2)
  248. Index (Vol. 3)
  249. Index (Vol. 4)
  250. Index (Vol. 5)
Citation styles for The Ancient World

APA 6 Citation

Takacs, S. A., & Cline, E. (2015). The Ancient World (1st ed.). Taylor and Francis. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1562334/the-ancient-world-pdf (Original work published 2015)

Chicago Citation

Takacs, Sarolta Anna, and Eric Cline. (2015) 2015. The Ancient World. 1st ed. Taylor and Francis. https://www.perlego.com/book/1562334/the-ancient-world-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Takacs, S. A. and Cline, E. (2015) The Ancient World. 1st edn. Taylor and Francis. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1562334/the-ancient-world-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Takacs, Sarolta Anna, and Eric Cline. The Ancient World. 1st ed. Taylor and Francis, 2015. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.