The beginning of civilization; Miracles and Man

Author: (American) Hendrik Willem van Loon, Di Yi Heng
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Publish Date: 2004-08-02
Features: Hendrik Willem van Loon published over thirty books in his lifetime, single-handedly recounting almost all aspects of human history. The sheer scale of this endeavor, completed by him alone, is truly admirable for his courage in challenging the infinite with a finite life. Van Loon was not an esoteric theorist, but he certainly had his own system and thoughts. This book is divided into two parts, with detailed content including prehistoric humans, the world getting colder, the end of the Stone Age, the earliest schools of humanity, the stone key, the world of the living and the dead, the establishment of nations, the rise and fall of Egypt, Mesopotamia—the nations of the river valleys, the cuneiform script of the Sumerians, Assyria and Babylon—the great melting pot of the Semitic peoples, this is the story of Moses, Jerusalem—the city of law, Damascus—the city of trade, the Phoenicians who sailed beyond the horizon, letters accompanying trade, the end of the ancient world, some dates related to ancient humans, postscript: Miracles and People, People—Inventors, From Animal Hide to Skyscrapers, Taming the Hand, From Foot to Aircraft, The Versatile Mouth, Nose, Ears, Eyes, postscript.