1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464309703321

Autore

Charvát Petr

Titolo

The birth of the state : ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China / / Petr Charvát ; reviewed by Jan Bouzek, Jaroslav Malina ; edited by Martin Janeček ; graphic design by Zdeněk Ziegler ; illustrations by Dagmar Hamsíková and Kateřina řezáčov{acutea

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Prague, Czech Republic] : , : Karolinum, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

80-246-2328-5

Edizione

[First English edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Disciplina

320.1

Soggetti

State, The - Origin

Civilization, Ancient

Cities and towns, Ancient

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"From the Czech original Zrození státu, published by Karolinum Press in 2011, translated by Daniel Morgan"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""ANCIENT EGYPT""; ""THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""THE ROOTS AND ORIGIN OF ALL THINGS: THE PRODUCTIVE ECONOMY IN EGYPT (Neolithic Age, ca. 5500â€?4500 BC)""; ""THE CHALCOLITHIC AGE OR BUILDING INEQUALITY: THE BADARI CULTURE (4500â€?3800 BC)""; ""EMBRYONIC SIGNS OF THE STATE: NAQADA I, II AND III (4000 BC)""; ""Economy""; ""The embryos of cities""; ""Social differentiation: the elite and the others""; ""Egyptian society of the pre-state period  in burial rituals""; ""LOWER EGYPT: BETWEEN THE PHARAOH AND THE RED SEA""; ""Economy""; ""Settlements""; ""Burials""

""Beyond everyday borders: contact with Asia""""CONFRONTING THE ENEMY: NUBIA""; ""THE BURIAL OF THE FAMOUS AND POWERFUL IN THE NORTHERN PART OF UPPER EGYPT: ABYDOS""; ""BURIAL GROUNDS OF THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM OF UPPER EGYPT: AN ELITE BURIAL SITE IN HIERACONPOLIS""; ""“SIMPLE� EGYPTIANS""; ""THE DAWN OF THE EGYPTIAN WRITING SYSTEM""; ""THE BIRTH OF THE EGYPTIAN STATE""; ""STABILIZATION OF THE EARLY EGYPTIAN STATE""; ""ANCIENT



MESOPOTAMIA""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EARLY EGYPTIAN STATE""; ""THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT""

""THE DAWN OF A MORE ADVANCED SOCIAL STRUCTURE (the Halaf culture, 6000â€?5000 BC)""""EARLY HISTORIOGRAPHY: SUSA at the Close of the 5th Millenium BC""; ""Mausoleum of Susa ""; ""Painted pottery of Susa:  the people and their communities""; ""Painted pottery of Susa: the people and their work""; ""Painted pottery of Susa: deities""; ""Painted pottery of Susa: Why?""; ""SUSA AT THE DAWN OF THE URUK PERIOD: FIRST REPORTS FROM THE CREATION OF THE STATE (early 4th millenium BC)""; ""The sacral face of the age: activating  fertility powers""

""The secular face of the age:  building, protection, tradition""""SUMER, THE SOUTHERN PART OF MESOPOTAMIA: WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING""; ""Activating the potential of fertility powers""; ""Writing! Writing?""; ""The enchantment of cylinder seals""; ""“You will not be like godsâ€?""; ""BEHOLD, CIVILIZATION: THE GREATER COMMUNITY OF THE LATE PERIOD OF URUK CULTURE (3500â€?3200 BC) â€? EN, NIN, NAMESHDA""; ""Economy: redistribution prevails""; ""Spiritual and political leaders:  EN, NIN, NAMESHDA""; ""Innovations at the dawn of the 3rd millenium BC: LUGAL, NIN, NAMESHDA""

""The wise Owl of Minerva flies at dusk:  the crisis of the 27th century BC and what came  of it â€? LUGAL, ENSI2, EN""""“THE END OF THE BEGINNINGâ€?: THE SUMERIAN STATE AT THE CLOSE OF THE EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD (ca. 2500â€?2334 BC) ""; ""The king and his court""; ""The powerful and revered""; ""Careful and resourceful""; ""“He who shackles slavesâ€?â€?""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ANCIENT INDIA""; ""THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""PREHISTORIC BEGINNINGS""; ""THE PREPARATORY PERIOD""; ""THE PROTO-INDIAN CULTURE (2500â€?1900 BC)""; ""Economy""; ""City life""; ""Mohenjo-daro""; ""Harappa""

""Towns and cities""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480576203321

Titolo

De canon van Nederland [[electronic resource] ] : de vijftig vensters voor kinderen : van Pluk tot Willem van Oranje / / [Frits van Oostrom]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Amsterdam], : Amsterdam University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-59189-4

9786612591891

90-485-0824-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OostromF. P. van

Disciplina

372

Soggetti

History - Study and teaching - Netherlands

Electronic books.

Netherlands Civilization Juvenile literature

Netherlands History Juvenile literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Olandese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Inhoud; Voorwoord; De canon van Nederland; Woordenlijst; Achtergrondinformatie; Illustratieverantwoording

Sommario/riassunto

De canon van Nederland voor kinderen, ouders en leraren gaat over mensen en gebeurtenissen uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis die elke Nederlander zou moeten kennen. Deze uitgave van de canon is bedoeld voor leerlingen en docenten in het primair onderwijs, PABO-studenten en voor gezinnen met jonge kinderen. Bij elk venster staat een kort verhaal over de betekenis ervan. Daarnaast zijn er verwijzingen met extra informatie zoals Er op uit, Jeugdboeken en Websites. Met dit boek kan ieder kind thuis en in de klas met de canon op ontdekkingsreis door de geschiedenis van Nederland.