Eyewitness Mesopotamia Book

Land between two rivers     6
Sumerian city-states     8
Mighty rulers     10
The story of writing     12
Gods and goddesses     14
City life     16
Country life     18
Death and burial     20
Akkad's rise and fall     22
Ziggurats and temples     24
Games, music, and sports     26
Crafts and technology     28
The rise of Babylon     30
Learning and scholars     32
Wider horizons     34
Trade and commerce     36
Transportation and travel     38
The Assyrian Empire     40
Ancient warfare     42
The art of hunting     44
Assyrian palaces     46
The epic of Gilgamesh     48
Assyrian knowledge     50
Babylon reborn     52
At the center of the world     54
The Persians     56
The classical age     58
The Islamic age     60
Uncovering the past     62
Timeline of Mesopotamia     64
A to Z of famous people     66
A to Z of ancient sites     68
Glossary     70
Index     72