In the beginning : world history from human evolution to the first states / Lauren Ristvet.

By: Ristvet, Lauren
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007Edition: 1/eDescription: xi, 184 [8] p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780072848038 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Prehistoric peoples | Human evolution | Civilization, AncientDDC classification: 930 LOC classification: GN720 | .R57 2007Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description
Contents:
Introduction Study of History Learning About the Past Looking at History Chapter 1: The First Six Million Years Climate and Environment Human Evolution Stone Age Economics Life at the End of the Ice Age Conclusion Timeline Chapter 2: The Origins of Agriculture Setting the Stage How it really happened The Spread of Agriculture and the Making of Today's World But What about the rest of the world? The origins of family, private property, and the village Conclusion Timeline Chapter 3: Chiefs and Kings After the Village, Before the State: Surplus, Chieftains, and Temples The Political and Economic Foundations of Archaic States Inventing the State Conclusion Timeline Chapter 4: The Elaboration of Civilizations Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic Bronze Age Economics Government and Law Conclusion Timeline Chapter 5: Ancient Worlds: Interaction and Change in the Ancient World Comparisons and Connections The Secondary Products Revolution The Implication of the Secondary Products Revolution The Collapse of an Ancient Network Conclusion Timeline
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-184) and index.

Introduction Study of History Learning About the Past Looking at History Chapter 1: The First Six Million Years Climate and Environment Human Evolution Stone Age Economics Life at the End of the Ice Age Conclusion Timeline Chapter 2: The Origins of Agriculture Setting the Stage How it really happened The Spread of Agriculture and the Making of Today's World But What about the rest of the world? The origins of family, private property, and the village Conclusion Timeline Chapter 3: Chiefs and Kings After the Village, Before the State: Surplus, Chieftains, and Temples The Political and Economic Foundations of Archaic States Inventing the State Conclusion Timeline Chapter 4: The Elaboration of Civilizations Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic Bronze Age Economics Government and Law Conclusion Timeline Chapter 5: Ancient Worlds: Interaction and Change in the Ancient World Comparisons and Connections The Secondary Products Revolution The Implication of the Secondary Products Revolution The Collapse of an Ancient Network Conclusion Timeline

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