Ancient Mesopotamia; new perspectives.1576079651 Ancient Mesopotamia Mesopotamia (mĕs'əpətā`mēə) [Gr.,=between rivers], ancient region of Asia, the territory about the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, included in modern Iraq. ; new perspectives. McIntosh See Macintosh. , Jane R. ABC-CLIO 2005 395 pages $75.00 Hardcover ABC-CLIO's understanding ancient civilizations DS69 This volume introduces students and general readers to the study of ancient Mesopotamia. Independent scholar An independent scholar is anyone who works outside traditional academia in the pursuit of truth and knowledge. The status of independent scholar is often an amateur rather than a professional although this is not always a matter of choice. and archaeologist McIntosh describes the region's four major ancient cultures--Sumerian, Akkadian Akkadian (əkā`dēən), extinct language belonging to the East Semitic subdivision of the Semitic subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages (see Afroasiatic languages). , Assyrian, and Babylonian--across three millennia. Eleven chapters focus on such themes as Mesopotamia's environmental setting, social organization, material culture, and intellectual accomplishments. The final chapter looks at issues in Mesopotamian culture today (modern day Iraq). ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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