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Description:This is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of UNESCO. It gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 Maps. Contents in Three Parts: From ca 1200 BC to ca 500 BC, From 500 BC to the Christian Era & From the Beginning of the Christian Era to ca AD 500. After an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the Greek & Latin tongues, the evolution of the Indo-Aryan & Indo-Chinese languages. They describe classical science, which in Greece & India created a new relationship between humans & nature. Techniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized them. The concept of the Greek polis, the formulation of the Roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of Roman law), the constitution of Chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairs. Special chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the East & in the West was to shape spiritual life for millennia. The philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detail. Finally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & art.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Ancient World (History of Mankind, Vol 2). To get started finding The Ancient World (History of Mankind, Vol 2), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 1064

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers (NYC)

Release: 1965

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Description: This is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of UNESCO. It gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 Maps. Contents in Three Parts: From ca 1200 BC to ca 500 BC, From 500 BC to the Christian Era & From the Beginning of the Christian Era to ca AD 500. After an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the Greek & Latin tongues, the evolution of the Indo-Aryan & Indo-Chinese languages. They describe classical science, which in Greece & India created a new relationship between humans & nature. Techniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized them. The concept of the Greek polis, the formulation of the Roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of Roman law), the constitution of Chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairs. Special chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the East & in the West was to shape spiritual life for millennia. The philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detail. Finally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & art.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Ancient World (History of Mankind, Vol 2). To get started finding The Ancient World (History of Mankind, Vol 2), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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