Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations: From Prehistory To 640 CE
SKU: DADAX0195378385
ISBN : 9780195378382
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Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations: From Prehistory to 640 CE
Challenging the stereotypes and myths that typically characterize students' understanding of antiquity, Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations: From Prehistory to 640 CE focuses on continuity and connections, along with cultural diffusion and cultural diversity, to show how history is a cumulative process and that numerous themes recur in different times and places. The text also explores sensitive issues and debates including attitudes toward race, ethnicity, and tolerance; gender issues and roles; slavery; social mobility; religion; political evolution; the nature of government; and imperialism. FEATURES: * "History Laboratory": Concise observations on how historians use different methodologies to interpret historical evidence-including mysterious objects like the "Ice Man" and the Antikythera device-and to debunk pseudoscience * "Historical Controversy": Reflections that explore conflicting modern interpretations of such ancient phenomena as Noah's Flood, "Black Athena", Athenian democracy, and Alexander the Great's character * "A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words": Illustrations of distinctive material artifacts-buildings, frescoes, pots, statues, and more-accompanied by brief essays explaining how nonliterary material can shed light on ancient cultures * "Mysteries of History": Selections that address puzzling and intriguing aspects of the past (i.e, "Cleopatra, The Legend and the Reality" ) * "In Their Own Words": Extended quotations (from literary or epigraphical texts) that exemplify each chapter's main themes and show how various types of written documents can help students learn about history * Stunning Interior Design: More than 200 maps and illustrations-including an eight-page color portfolio-offer the richest and most pedagogical art program of any comparable text available * Image Image Bank CD containing more than 100 PowerPoint-based slides and approximately forty maps, organized to accompany the text.
Specifications of Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations: From Prehistory to 640 CE
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Author | Ralph W. Mathisen |
Binding | Paperback |
Language | English |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN-10 | 0195378385 |
ISBN-13 | 9780195378382 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Number Of Pages | 512 |
Publication Date | 2011-02-18 |
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Height | 7.5 inch. |
Length | 9.1 inch. |
Width | 0.8 inch. |
Weight | 1.75 pounds. |
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