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The Cambridge ancient history. Volume 1. Part 2, Early history of the Middle East / edited by I.E.S....

The Cambridge ancient history. Volume 1. Part 2, Early ...

The Cambridge ancient history. Volume 1. Part 2, Early history of the Middle East / edited by I.E.S....

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The Cambridge ancient history. Volume 1. Part 2, Early history of the Middle East / edited by I.E.S. Edwards, C.J. Gadd, N.G.L. Hammond. [electronic resource]

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Full title

The Cambridge ancient history. Volume 1. Part 2, Early history of the Middle East / edited by I.E.S. Edwards, C.J. Gadd, N.G.L. Hammond. [electronic resource]

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1971.

Alternative title

BOOK

Record Identifier

74VKVZRRrQjO

MMS ID

991023970908902626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (xxiii, 1058 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

aThe Early Dynastic Period in Egypt -- The last predynastic period in Babylonia -- The cities of Babylonia -- The Old Kingdom in Egypt and the beginning of the First Intermediate Period -- Palestine in the Early Bronze Age -- The Early Dynastic Period in Mesopotamia -- Syria Before 2200 B.C. -- Anat...

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1971.

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1971.

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Summary

Part II of volume I deals with the history of the Near East from about 3000 to 1750 B.C. In Egypt, a long period of political unification and stability enabled the kings of the Old Kingdom to develop and exploit natural resources, to mobilize both the manpower and the technical skill to build the pyramids, and to encourage sculptors in the producti...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Cambridge ancient history. Volume 1. Part 2, Early history of the Middle East / edited by I.E.S. Edwards, C.J. Gadd, N.G.L. Hammond. [electronic resource]

Variant title

BOOK

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The Cambridge ancient history

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).

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English

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Record Identifier

74VKVZRRrQjO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZRRrQjO

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ISBN

1-139-05425-2

DDC

939.4

MMS ID

991023970908902626

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