Böcker av Petr Charvat

Provides an overview of four of the most significant cultural centers in the ancient world, now in Egypt, the Persian Gulf region, India, and China. This title approaches author's subjects from a variety of perspectives and offers information on the economy, society, political climate, and religion within each of the empires.

Mesopotamia was one of the first areas to construct states. This survey of the region's prehistory and protohistory shows how these developments were possible. It explores the economic, social and spiritual spheres in Mesopotamia from the Palaeolithic to the time of the early states, c 100,000 BC to 2334 BC.