The Origins of Civilization

by Carroll L. Riley and Professor Emeritus Carroll L. Riley Ph.D.

Book Overview

In this interesting and highly informative bookwe are pre­sented with an impressive view of the great movements in time of cultures and civilizations as they flowered and died. Among the many discussed in this book are the Sumerian, Babylonian, Mycenaean, Hittite, Assyrian, the always fascinat­ing Etruscan, and the Inca, Aztec, and Maya of the Americas. Defining civilization as the city-state inhabited by specialists--politicians,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809303612
• ISBN13: 9780809303618
• Release Date: September 1969
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"