The Ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization"--and for good reason.
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This Very Short Introduction offers a fascinating account of this momentous time in human history.
Indeed, it was a time and place of earth-shaking changes for humankind: the beginnings of writing and law, kingship and bureaucracy, diplomacy and state-sponsored warfare, mathematics and literature.
Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture.
The Ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization"--and for good reason