The West in the World, 4th Edition (Sherman)Chapter 1:
The Roots of Western CivilizationLearning Objectives
When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
- Discuss human prehistory through the Paleolithic period.
- Explain aspects of the Neolithic period.
- Discuss the societies of the Fertile Crescent.
- Explain the social, political, cultural, and religious dimensions of the Old Kingdom of Egypt.
- Discuss the rise and fall of the Egyptian New Kingdom.
- Explain the economic and cultural dimensions of Phoenician civilization.
- Discuss early Hebrew society, culture, and religion.
- Discuss the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian empires.
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