First civilizations ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. - Chadwick, Robert (London Equinox, 2005)
Mesopotamia: Agriculture and the origins of civilization -- The early dynastic period and the Sumerian city-states -- The Akkadians and the Ur III Dynasty -- Mesopotamia in the Second Millennium BC -- The Assyrians -- The last Babylonian dynasty -- Mythology and religion -- Science and nature -- Egypt: Egypt -- The old kingdom and the pyramid age (2572 -2134 BC) -- The middle kingdom -- The Hyksos period and the new kingdom -- Akhenaten and the Amarna period -- The 19th dynasty and the Ramesside kings -- Egypt in the late Second and First Millennium BC -- The Persians.
Keywords: Egypt -- Civilization -- 332 B.C.-638 A.D.; Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634.