History of Humanity: From the seventh century B.C. to the seventh century A.D.The period covered is marked by several turning-points, such as the spread of iron technology, the introduction of innovative irrigation systems and the development of new forms of urbanization. In China, India and the Mediterranean, in Central America and in parts of South America, the so-called 'Classical cultures' rose. For the first time, science attempted to develop independently of myth and religion, as a new method to explain nature and human destiny. But this period also witnessed the rise of universal religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and, in the seventh century, Islam. |
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Contents
Peoples and tribes in Central Northern and 272 16 5 Aksumite Ethiopia and its precursors 341 | 13 |
Western Asia between 700 BC and 250 BC | 117 |
B Thematic Section 9 7 3 The fall of the Old Persian Empire and | 125 |
Nuclear regions and peripheries 41 Felix and the Himyarite | 139 |
The Mediterranean World and its Northern 147 Editors note | 212 |
The Hellenistic World and the Roman Empire 188 12 4 2 The period ofjustinian | 250 |
in The African Continent 285 K T M Hedge | 359 |
North Africa 289 empire | 368 |
The Nile Valley 303 R Champakalakshmi | 398 |
SubSaharan Africa 332 Introduction | 441 |
Wemer Sundermann 29 3 The Classic period of Maya civilization | 562 |
30 3 The southern frontiers of Andean civilization 590 and the cultures of southern South America | 589 |
The Eastern Zhou from 800 to 300 BC 485 | 600 |
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Achaemenid Achaemenid Empire Africa agriculture Alexander Anatolia ancient Arabia archaeological areas Aristode army Arsacids Athens Babylonia Babylonian became bronze Buddha Buddhist Central Asia centre China Chinese Christian cities civilization Classical Confucian conquest culture Daoist dynasty early east eastern Egypt eighth century emperor Etruscan Europe fifth fourth century BC Gaul Greece Greek Hellenic Hellenistic Herodotus human important India influence inscriptions Iran Iranian Islamic Italy king kingdom land language large number later literature major Maya Mediterranean Mesoamerica military nature nomadic northern nuclear regions origin Parthian period periphery Persian Persian Empire philosophical poetry political population provinces religion religious ritual role Roman Empire Rome rulers Sasanian script Scythian second century Seleucids seventh century BC sixth century BC social society southern spread temples Teotihuacan territory third century BC Thracian tion towns trade tradition tribal tribes tury urban western Asia writing Zoroastrianism
Bibliographic information
| Title | History of Humanity: From the seventh century B.C. to the seventh century A.D. Volume 3 of History of Humanity Volume 3 of History of Humanity: Scientific and Cultural Development Volume 3 of History of Humanity: Scientific and Cultural Development. From the Third Millennium to the Seventh Century BC Routledge reference |
| Editors | Sigfried J. de Laet, Joachim Herrmann |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | UNESCO, 1996 |
| ISBN | 923102812X, 9789231028120 |
| Length | 626 pages |
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