Description
Ancient Egypt is a beautifully illustrated, easy-to-read book covering the formative era of the Egyptian civilization: the age before the pyramids. Douglas Brewer shows why an awareness of the earliest phase of Egyptian history is crucial to understanding of later Egyptian culture. Beginning with a quick review of the fields of Egyptology and archaeology, Ancient Egypt takes the reader on a compelling survey of Egypt's prehistoric past. The books tours the Nile Valley to explore its impact on all aspects of life, from day-to-day living to regional politics, and introduces the reader to the Nile Valley's earliest inhabitants and the very first "Egyptians".
Table of Contents
1.Archaeology, Egyptology and Prehistory: How We Know What We Know 2. Archaeology and Egyptian Prehistory 3. Environmental Reflections 4. The Paleolithic: A Desert in Bloom 5. The Neolithic: An Agricultural Revolution and New Way of Life 6. The Predynastic Period: Egypt in its Infancy 7. The Late Predynastic: Naqada III and the Quest for Power 8. In Search of Egypt's First Pharoah 9. Early Dynastic Life 10. New Horizons
