Explores the early civilizations that developed in Egypt and Mesopotamia between the start of farming in the Nile Valley around 6000 BCE and the defeat of the Persians by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE.
General Note
Title from Web page (viewed Jan. 15 2010)
Includes index.
Content Note
Egypt's Old Kingdom -- Egypt's Middle Kingdom -- Egypt's New Kingdom -- The Sumerians -- The Babylonians -- The Hittites -- The Phoenicians -- The Assyrians -- The Israelites -- The Persians -- Glossary.