Explores the geographical/ethnographic background, and cultural history of Mesopotamia and the ancient Near East, and features a tour of modern-day regions. Includes a chronological table, over fifty maps, and illustrations.
Presents the history, culture, and civilization of ancient Mesopotamia, and describes their religion and political system, weapons and warfare, daily life, art and architecture, and much more.
Describes the everyday life, religion, and technological advances made in ancient Mesopotamia, and presents instructions for several related projects, including making a lyre and a fly whisk.
Contains more than 360 alphabetized entries on figures and topics related to ancient Mesopotamia, covering such areas as the military, religion, society, geography, science, medicine, invention, transportation, and cultural achievement.
Explores the history and culture of ancient Iraq; and examines major archaeological sites, including Babylon, the royal tombs at Ur, Barda-Balka, and Nimruh, and artifacts.
Presents myths of ancient Mesopotamia along with color-illustrated profiles of several aspects of Mesopotamian civilization, including religion, war and weapons, kings and cities, written language, craftspeople and trade, gods and goddesses, food and agriculture, and clothing and jewelry.
Explains what archaeological discoveries have revealed about the ancient empires of Mesopotamia, discussing culture and art, society, everyday life, and other topics.
