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Ancient Civilization: A Textbook for Secondary Schools

Ancient Civilization: A Textbook for Secondary Schools

Lewis Ashley, Roscoe

Paperback

Ancient History GeneralGeneral SociologyTest Prep

ISBN10: 9353700868
ISBN13: 9789353700867
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 15 2000
Pages: 414
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.92 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Step into the world where cities first learned to speak in stone, law, and myth. Civilisations rise; empires fall; afterwards. Roscoe Lewis Ashley's Ancient Civilization: A Textbook for Secondary Schools is a clear, vigorous ancient civilization textbook designed to carry learners from the first river kingdoms to the classical Mediterranean. Blending narrative sweep with classroom-ready structure, it offers an early civilizations overview of the Mesopotamia and Near East, the shaping power of Egypt, and the enduring legacy of Egypt Greece and Rome. Along the way, key turning points in ancient empires and rulers are set beside the everyday forces of trade, art, and civic life, while ancient religion and mythology is treated as a serious guide to how people explained the cosmos and justified authority. For students, it reads as a dependable world history study guide; for teachers, it supports the secondary school curriculum as a practical teacher lesson planning guide and a sturdy world history coursebook for a high school history textbook sequence. First published in an era when modern historical method was entering the classroom, this classical antiquity survey captures the confident, wide-angle scholarship that shaped generations of history teaching. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure -- it belongs on the shelf of the curious general reader, the educator seeking strong foundations, and the classic-book collector who values influential works of learning.

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