Raymond C. Nelson
ASIN: B01M9HQHB1
Publisher: Raymond C. Nelson
Pages: 50
New and expanded 2nd edition with updated content published in January 2017 Read for F R E E with Kindle Unlimited How did a fertile region turn humankind from small tribes of hunter-gatherers into the civilizations we know today? Where did writing, culture, and agriculture begin? How did the belief in a single, all-powerful God sprout and thrive in a world where people worshiped many different gods? These are just some of the questions you’ll find answers to in History of the Middle East: Melting Pot - Holy Wars & Holy Cities - From the Sumerians to the Ottoman Empire and Today’s Nation States: Israel, Iran, Iraq and Egypt - Shaping the Near East History. The Middle East is the cradle of civilization. Where humankind once roamed in small groups of hunter-gatherers and foraged for food and shelter, then learned to plant crops and build structures. Today, we are an advanced civilization ...