Ancient Civilizations: Biographies (Ancient Civilization Reference Library)
by Judson Knight, Stacy A. McConnell, and Lawrence W. Baker

UXL | ISBN 0787639842 | 2000 | PDF | 11 MB | 419 pages 3 volume set

QUOTE
Civilization in its purest form is universal, something available to all people. The wisdom that went into the building of the Egyptian pyramids, the creation of Greek democracy, or the construction of the Mesoamerican metropolis Teotihuacán does not belong to any race or nation: it is a part of the human legacy, something all people can appreciate regardless of their heritage. Ancient Civilizations: Almanac focuses on twelve civilizations and cultures, beginning with the ancient Egyptians and covering the Sumerians of Mesopotamia, the Shang of China, the Olmec of the Americas, and the Minoan of ancient Greece, among others, and concludes with the rise and fall in A.D. 476 of the Roman Empire. While concentrating on each culture’s unique history and customs, Ancient Civilizations: Almanac also highlights the similarities between cultures that existed thousands of years—and sometimes thousands of miles—apart from each other.