Table of Contents

Part One: Mesopotamia; 1. Introduction: History and Archaeology as Tools for Understanding the Past; 2. Agriculture and the Origins of Civilization; 3. The Early Dynastic Period and the Sumerian City-States; 4. The Akkadians and the Ur III Dynasty; 5. Mesopotamia in the Second Millennium BC: The Babylonians and the Kassites (2000 - 1600 BC); 6. The Assyrians; 7. The Last Babylonian Dynasty; 8. Mythology and Religion: The Story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu; 9. Science and Nature: Astronomy and Medicine in Mesopotamia and Egypt; Part Two: Egypt; 10. Egypt: The Black Land; 11. The Old Kingdom and the Pyramid Age (2572 -2134 BC); 12. The Middle Kingdom; 13. The Hyksos Period and the New Kingdom; 14. Akhenaten and the Amarna Period; 15. The 19th Dynasty and the Ramesside Kings; 16. Egypt in the Late Second and First Millennium BC: The Kushites, Libyans and Assyrians; 17. The Persians; 18. Epilogue

About the Author

Robert Chadwick is Adjunct Professor at McGill University. He has, since 1972, taught the history and culture of the ancient Near East at John Abbott College, Concordia University, McGill University, l'Universite de Montreal and Bishop's University. He has excavated in England, the American south-west, Syria and Jordan. He is currently the assistant director of the Wadi Ath-Thamad Excavation Project.

Reviews

The author is successful in his goal to provide an in-depth coverage of Ancient Near Eastern history for the beginning student....Chadwick skillfully brings to life the long-forgotten details of these two great civilizations. Near Eastern Archaeology Society BulletinChadwick's writing is lucid and flowing and, with such a profusion of illustrative material, the reader's attention is easily commanded. ...This is an excellent publication available at a modest price and I would encourage everyone to purchase a copy. Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies Journal