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Mesopotamia: The World's Earliest Civilization (The Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations)

Kathleen Kuiper

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Description:Gr 9 Up-These overviews cover government and society, religion, art and architecture. Each one spans thousands of years. The texts are interspersed with fact boxes that discuss such topics as famous people, significant dates, and specific places. The volumes all read like extended encyclopedia entries, and the writing style is dry. Some of the sentences are so convoluted that they are hard to decipher, and the tone is certainly one of attempting to convey just the facts and dates. However, the words used throughout seem at times dismissive of the civilizations. For example, in Ancient Egypt, when discussing myth, one sentence reads, "...much religious activity focused on constant reiteration or repetition rather than development." Additionally, the illustrations are all in black-and-white, and many of the photographs are grainy. Perhaps this series could be used for student research but these are not books that one would read cover to cover. Many other resources present more engaging and insightful views of these civilizations.-Clare A. Dombrowski, Amesbury Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.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 Mesopotamia: The World's Earliest Civilization (The Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations). To get started finding Mesopotamia: The World's Earliest Civilization (The Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Gr 9 Up-These overviews cover government and society, religion, art and architecture. Each one spans thousands of years. The texts are interspersed with fact boxes that discuss such topics as famous people, significant dates, and specific places. The volumes all read like extended encyclopedia entries, and the writing style is dry. Some of the sentences are so convoluted that they are hard to decipher, and the tone is certainly one of attempting to convey just the facts and dates. However, the words used throughout seem at times dismissive of the civilizations. For example, in Ancient Egypt, when discussing myth, one sentence reads, "...much religious activity focused on constant reiteration or repetition rather than development." Additionally, the illustrations are all in black-and-white, and many of the photographs are grainy. Perhaps this series could be used for student research but these are not books that one would read cover to cover. Many other resources present more engaging and insightful views of these civilizations.-Clare A. Dombrowski, Amesbury Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.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 Mesopotamia: The World's Earliest Civilization (The Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations). To get started finding Mesopotamia: The World's Earliest Civilization (The Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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