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Ancient history
Ancient history is the aggregate of past events from the beginning of recorded human history and extending as far as the Early Middle Ages or the Postclassical Era. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with Sumerian Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC.
The term classical antiquity is often used to refer to history in the Old World from the beginning of recorded Greek history in 776 BC (First Olympiad). This roughly coincides with the traditional date of the founding of Rome in 753 BC, the beginning of the history of ancient Rome, and the beginning of the Archaic period in Ancient Greece. Although the ending date of ancient history is disputed, some Western scholars use the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD (the most used), the closure of the Platonic Academy in 529 AD, the death of the emperor Justinian I in 565 AD, the coming of Islam or the rise of Charlemagne as the end of ancient and Classical European history.
In India, ancient history includes the early period of the Middle Kingdoms, and, in China, the time up to the Qin Dynasty.
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Empire of
Ancient Egypt
WENDY CHRISTENSEN
HISTORY CONSULTANT: Dr. Josef Wegner, Associate Professor of Egyptology, University of
Pennsylvania; Associate Curator, Egyptian Section, University of Pennsylvania Museum
Introduction
PART I HISTORY
CHAPTER 1 Egypt Before the Empire
CHAPTER 2 Imperial Egypt
CHAPTER 3 Egypt’s Long Decline
PART II SOCIETY AND CULTURE
CHAPTER 4 Egyptian Society
CHAPTER 5 Everyday Life in Egypt
CHAPTER 6 Egyptian Religion, Science, and Culture
Epilogue
TimeLine
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ANCIENT
MESOPOTAMIA
Tom Head
CONTENT CONSULTANT
Dr. James A. Armstrong Harvard Semitic Museum (retired)
CHAPTER 1 The First Civilization
CHAPTER 2 Empires of the Fertile Crescent
CHAPTER 3 The Lawgivers
CHAPTER 4 Voices of the Fertile Crescent
CHAPTER 5 Life in Mesopotamia
CHAPTER 6 Death and the Gods
CHAPTER 7 Agriculture and Technology
CHAPTER 8 Inventing War
CHAPTER 9 All That We Ever Were
TIMELINE
ANCIENT HISTORY
GLOSSARY
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ANCIENT
ROME
BY SUSAN E. HAMEN
CONTENT CONSULTANT
Thomas Keith, Lecturer Department of Classical Studies Loyola University Chicago
CHAPTER 1 A Mighty Empire
CHAPTER 2 Humble Beginnings
CHAPTER 3 The Government and Economy
CHAPTER 4 Daily Life
CHAPTER 5 Architecture and Art
CHAPTER 6 Gods and Goddesses
CHAPTER 7 Builders and Craftsmen
CHAPTER 8 Might of the Legions
CHAPTER 9 The Legacy of Rome
TIMELINE
ANCIENT HISTORY
GLOSSARY
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Ancient Greece
Diane Bailey
CHAPTER 1 A Crossroads of Cultures
CHAPTER 2 On Mediterranean Shores
CHAPTER 3 Citizens and Slaves
CHAPTER 4 Daily Life
CHAPTER 5 Ideas and Ideals
CHAPTER 6 In Service to the Gods
CHAPTER 7 The First Scientists
CHAPTER 8 Military Muscle
CHAPTER 9 The Greek Legacy
TIMELINE
ANCIENT HISTORY
GLOSSARY
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Ancient Aztecs
Karen Latchana Kenney
CHAPTER 1 A Fateful Meeting
CHAPTER 2 From Mesoamerica to Aztec Empire
CHAPTER 3 Ruling from Tenochtitlan
CHAPTER 4 Aztec Society and Family
CHAPTER 5 Trades, Goods, and Architecture
CHAPTER 6 Worshiping the Gods
CHAPTER 7 Aztec Technology
CHAPTER 8 Fierce Warriors
CHAPTER 9 Lasting Influence
TIMELINE
ANCIENT HISTORY
GLOSSARY
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Ancient China
Marcie Flinchum Atkins.
CHAPTER 1 China’s First Emperor
CHAPTER 2 A Long History
CHAPTER 3 Imperial Government
CHAPTER 4 Life in Ancient China
CHAPTER 5 Artistic Treasures
CHAPTER 6 Religion, Philosophy, and Mythology
CHAPTER 7 Technological Advances
CHAPTER 8 Weapons and Defenses
CHAPTER 9 China’s Legacy
TIMELINE
ANCIENT HISTORY
GLOSSARY
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Ancient India
Rebecca Rowell
CHAPTER 1 The Birth of Buddhism
CHAPTER 2 Settling the Subcontinent
CHAPTER 3 Chiefs, Kings, and Castes
CHAPTER 4 Life Based in Faith
CHAPTER 5 Literature, Art, Music, and Dance
CHAPTER 6 One Land, Many Faiths
CHAPTER 7 Mathematics and Medicine
CHAPTER 8 Military Might
CHAPTER 9 Ancient India’s Legacy
TIMELINE
ANCIENT HISTORY
GLOSSARY
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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