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Impressions of Ancient Mesopotamia / Alan Lenzi.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Description: 1 online resource (77 p.) : ca. 50Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781463210847
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 930
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- To Alexandria, Noah, and Joshua, whose love for learning and creativity continue to inspire me -- Table Of Contents -- How To Use (And not To Use) This Book -- Introduction -- Part One: Ancient Cylinder Seals Then -- 1. What Are Cylinder Seals? -- 2. How Were Cylinder Seals Made? -- 3. How Were Cylinder Seals Used and Worn? -- Part Two: Ancient Cylinder Seals now -- 4. Cylinder Seals Illustrate Stories -- 5. Cylinder Seals Reveal People, Places, and Practices -- 6. Cylinder Seals Convey Ideas -- 7. Cylinder Seals Are Windows onto the Ancient Environment -- Make Your Own Cylinder Seal -- For Further Reading and Surfing
Summary: Impressions of Ancient Mesopotamia introduces children to ancient Mesopotamian culture through cylinder seals: their production, use, and art. Written for sixth grade readers, this book provides a historical introduction to Mesopotamia, discusses several ancient technologies, introduces Mesopotamian myths, and gives insight into distinctively Mesopotamian cultural characteristics, ideas, and institutions. Over fifty illustrations, a craft, several sidebars, and a section on further investigation complement the text.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781463210847

Frontmatter -- To Alexandria, Noah, and Joshua, whose love for learning and creativity continue to inspire me -- Table Of Contents -- How To Use (And not To Use) This Book -- Introduction -- Part One: Ancient Cylinder Seals Then -- 1. What Are Cylinder Seals? -- 2. How Were Cylinder Seals Made? -- 3. How Were Cylinder Seals Used and Worn? -- Part Two: Ancient Cylinder Seals now -- 4. Cylinder Seals Illustrate Stories -- 5. Cylinder Seals Reveal People, Places, and Practices -- 6. Cylinder Seals Convey Ideas -- 7. Cylinder Seals Are Windows onto the Ancient Environment -- Make Your Own Cylinder Seal -- For Further Reading and Surfing

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Impressions of Ancient Mesopotamia introduces children to ancient Mesopotamian culture through cylinder seals: their production, use, and art. Written for sixth grade readers, this book provides a historical introduction to Mesopotamia, discusses several ancient technologies, introduces Mesopotamian myths, and gives insight into distinctively Mesopotamian cultural characteristics, ideas, and institutions. Over fifty illustrations, a craft, several sidebars, and a section on further investigation complement the text.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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