{"product_id":"ancient-mediterranean-civilizations-from-prehistory-to-640","title":"Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations: From Prehistory to 640","description":"\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0199384452\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mathisen, Ralph W.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e new\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eChallenging the stereotypes and myths that typically characterize students' understanding of antiquity, Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations: From Prehistory to 640 CE, Second Edition, focuses on continuity and connections, along with cultural diffusion and cultural diversity, to show how history is a cumulative process and that numerous similar themes recur in different times and places. The text also explores sensitive issues and debates including attitudes toward race, ethnicity, and tolerance; gender issues and roles; slavery; social mobility; religion; political evolution; the nature of government; and imperialism.FEATURESNew! Chapter 9: \"Civilization beyond the Near East, Greece, and Rome (2300-31 BCE)\"New! \"Digging Antiquity\": Illustrated features that discuss specific archaeological sites, many of which can still be visited todayNew!: \"Looking Back\": Chapter summaries, followed by \"Looking Ahead\" sections that preview the following chapters\"History Laboratory\": Concise observations on how historians use different methodologies to interpret historical evidence and to debunk pseudoscience\"Historical Controversy\": Reflections that explore conflicting modern interpretations of ancient phenomena\"A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words\": Illustrations of distinctive material artifacts, accompanied by brief essays\"Mysteries of History\": Selections that address puzzling and intriguing aspects of the past\"In Their Own Words\": Extended quotations that exemplify each chapter's main themesStunning Interior Design: More than 200 maps and illustrations, including an eight-page color portfolioAn Image Bank containing more than 100 PowerPoint-based slides and approximately forty maps, available to adopters\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n        ","brand":"Miakarts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49679009218800,"sku":"NEW0199384452","price":387.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ethereallybeautiful.com\/products\/ancient-mediterranean-civilizations-from-prehistory-to-640","provider":"Ethereally Beautiful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}