CONTENTS
PAGE - List of Illustrations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
ix - List of Plates................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
xiv - Lists of Maps................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
xv - CHAPTER
I. General Introduction: Prehistoric Times................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 II. Races and Groups of Peoples at the Dawn of History................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 - PART I—THE EASTERN NATIONS
III. Ancient Egypt (from about 5000 to 30 B.C.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 I. The Land and the People................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 II. Political History................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 III. Religion, Arts, and General Culture................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32 IV. The Early City-States of Babylonia and the Old Babylonian Empire (from about 5000 to 1100 B.C.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................46 I. Political History................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................46 II. Arts and General Culture................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 V. The Assyrian Empire (from an unknown date to 606 B.C.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 I. Political History................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 II. The Civilization................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66 VI. The Chaldean Empire (625–538 B.C.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................72 VII. The Hebrews................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................75 VIII. The Phoenicians................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................83 IX. The Persian Empire (558–330 B.C.)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................88 I. Political History................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................88 II. Government, Religion, and Arts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................94 X. India and China................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................98 I. India................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................98 II. China................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................102
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