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Summary : The two-and-a-half millennia which this volume encompasses saw the transition from prehistory to history with the advent of writing. This was the period in which great states and political, social, economic and legal systems were set up. The development of transport and of a merchant class encouraged the dissemination of technical innovations and their adaptation to local needs. The 63 authors from 33 countries who examine in this volume key stages in the history of humanity - the Neolithic and the metal (Copper, Bronze, Iron) ages - have focused their attention mainly on the reasons for the development of different lifestyles and their description (Similaun Man discovered in the Tyrol in 1993) and activities such as stock breeding.
Preface Foreword General Introduction The International Commission History of Humanity (Scientific and Cultural Development) in Seven Volumes List of figures List of maps List of plates The contributors Acknowledgements A Introduction Prehistory to history Main trends of the new
period B Thematic section 1. Technical aspects 2. From empirical to scientific knowledge 2.1 From empirical
knowledge to the beginnings of scientific thought 2.2 The measurement
of time and the establishment of calendars 3. Economic and socio-political
developments 4. Sedentary agricultural
and nomadic pastoral populations (3000-700 BC) 5. From state to empire 6. The development
of long-distance trade and the emergence of a merchant class 7. The beginning of
the Iron Age: invention of ironwork and its consequences 8. The dawn of writing and the principal linguistic families 8.1 From the origins
of writing to the alphabet 8.2 The most ancient
languages revealed by writing 8.3 The Indo-European
phenomenon : linguistics and archaeology 9. Oral traditions and literature, religion and art 9.1 Oral traditions and literature 9.1.1 The oral tradition 9.1.2 Writing and literature 9.2 Religion and art 9.2.1 The development
of religion 9.2.2 Art and architecture 9.2.3 Song, music and
dance C Regional section Editor's note I Regions for which written sources are available 10. Africa 10.1 The Nile Valley
(3000-1780 BC) 10.2 The Nile Valley (1780-700 BC) 10.2.1 Egypt 10.2.2 Nubia and its
relationship with 11. Europe 11.1 The Aegean world 11.1.1 The Early Bronze
Age (300e - 1500 BC) 11.1.2 The Middle and
Late Bronze Age (2100-1100 BC) 11.1.3 Decline and
Recovery (I IOC-700 BC) 11.2 Cyprus 12. Asia Editor's Note 12.1 Mesopotamia 12.1.1 The Tigris and
Euphrates valley (3000-1500 BC) 12.1.2 The Kassite
period (1500-700 BC) 12.2 Syria and Palestine 12.2.1 The Early and
Middle Bronze Age igi (3000- 1600 BC) 12.2.2 The Late Bronze Age and the Early 198 12.2.3 Iron Age (1600-700
BC) 12.3 Anatolia 12.4 Iran 12.5 Afghanistan 12.6 The Arabian Peninsula 12.7 The Indus Valley
(3000-1500 BC) 12.8 The Post-Indus
Cultures (1500-700 BC) 12.9 China 12.9.1 China (3000
- 1600 BC) 12.9.2 China (1600-700
BC) 12.9.1 China (3000
– 1600 BC) 12.9.2 China (1600 - 700 BC) II Regions for which only archaeological and anthropological sources are available Editor’s Note 13. Africa, excluding
the Nile Valley 14. Europe 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Southern Europe 14.3 South-eastern
Europe 14.4 Central Europe 14. 5 Eastern Europe
(Fourth millennium to seventh century BC) 14.6 Western Europe 14.7 Northern Europe 14.8 Religion and art 15. Asia 15.1 Central Asia 15.2 South-east Asia and the
Pacific 15.3 Korea 15.4 Japan (3000-700
BC) 15.5 Northern Asia
and Mongoha (3000-700 BC) 16. Australia 17. The Americas 17.1 An overview of
the cultural evolution 17.2 Religion and art 17.3 North America 17.4 Mesoamerica: Genesis
and first developments 17.5 South America 17.5.1 The north-east
and eastern region 17.5.2 The eastern
region 17.5.3 The western
region 17.5.4 The south-west
region Afterword Chronological table Index |
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