Ancient Civilization

181 books

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World · Yeeyan Gutenberg Project cover
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World · Yeeyan Gutenberg Project Edgar James Banks CITIC Press · 2014 The list of the "Seven Wonders of the World" took shape around the 2nd or 3rd century BC, and is said to have come from the travel writer Antipater of…
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Cultivation Frenzy Fu Xiaochen Cultivation Frenzy is a long Eastern fantasy novel by Fu Xiaochen, a top author at China Literature, serialized on Qidian.com. The book runs about 5.2…
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The Cipher Dynasty: The Spiral of Luo Xian Qingke Liufeng Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2009 The Cipher Dynasty: The Spiral of Luo Xian is a novel by the writer Qingke Liufeng and the first season of the "Cipher Dynasty" series. The story revo…
Wind and Moon Under the Same Sky: China and East Asia cover
Wind and Moon Under the Same Sky: China and East Asia 张伯伟 / 卞东波 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2017 "On different shores under separate skies, we share the wind and the moon. To all the children of the Buddha, may we together forge a karmic bond." Th…
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The National Geographic Magazine, August 1923 (Vol. 44, No. 2) Gilbert H. Grosvenor / Charles Haskins Townsend / William L. Finley / Byron Cummings National Geographic Society · 1923 This is Volume 44, Number 2 of The National Geographic Magazine, published in Washington in August 1923 under the editorship of Gilbert H. Grosvenor. …
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Rating 4.7
Sumerian Civilization 拱玉书 Yilin Press · 2024 This book is a comprehensive study of Sumerian civilization by Gong Yushu, professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University, and is reg…
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National Geographic, August 1974 (Vol. 146, No. 2) National Geographic Society National Geographic Society · 1974 This is the August 1974 issue of National Geographic, Vol. 146, No. 2, with the Phoenicians as its cover subject. Built mainly around photo essays and…
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Rating 3.5
World History and Culture Series: Selected 15 Volumes 王海利 / Chen Zhiqiang / 丁建弘 / 闻一 / 吕一民 / Jin Zhongyuan / Li Jiechuan / Judith M. Bennett / Guo Shengming / 段立生 Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press · 2015 World History and Culture Series: Selected 15 Volumes is an e-book collection of the World History and Culture Series from Shanghai Academy of Social …
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Journey into Ancient Egypt: The Fall of an Ancient Civilization Hermann A. Schlegel / Hans-Joachim Gehrke / Pedro Barceló / Martin Jehne / Manfred Kraus / Werner Eck / Jürgen Malitz Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP) · 2021 This book is a seven-volume collection in the Thorn Series from the Social Sciences Academic Press, written by several German scholars of ancient hist…
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Rating 4.1
Xu Zhuoyun Talks History: China and the West in Comparison Cho-Yun Hsu Zhejiang People's Publishing House · 2016 This is the third book in the "Xu Zhuoyun Talks History" series and a popular, lecture-style history work by Mr. Xu Zhuoyun aimed at general readers. …
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The Porcelain God: A Social History of the Toilet Julie Holland Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2018 This book is a cultural and social history essay that takes "the toilet" as its entry point. The author, Julie Horan, then a doctoral student in compa…
Compulsory Education Textbook: Morality and the Rule of Law, Grade 6, Volume 2 cover
Compulsory Education Textbook: Morality and the Rule of Law, Grade 6, Volume 2 教育部 / 鲁洁 / 高德胜 / Lin Peiying People's Education Press · 2019 This volume is the second-semester textbook of the Ministry of Education-organized compulsory education series Morality and the Rule of Law for Grade …
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National Geographic Magazine, April 2009 (Vol. 215, No. 4) National Geographic Society National Geographic Society · 2009 This is the April 2009 issue of National Geographic's U.S. edition, volume 215, number 4, about 144 pages in all, organized around four main threads: …
Illustrated World · National Geographic Series: Lost Civilizations cover
Illustrated World · National Geographic Series: Lost Civilizations 《图说天下·国家地理系列》编委会 Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2012 This is a volume in the "Illustrated World · National Geographic Series," telling the rise and fall of eight famous ancient civilizations of human his…
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Rating 3.7
Nights of Ancient Civilizations: Exploring Urban Nightlife in Ancient Times 南希·贡琳 / 梅根·E. 斯特朗 / 邹丽 / Liu Jie China Friendship Publishing Company · 2025 This book is the work of fifteen scholars and experts in anthropology, archaeology, history, and related fields. As the third volume in the "archaeolo…
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Rating 4.4
Rome: The Story of an Empire 格雷格·伍尔夫 / 王班班 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2024 The concept of "empire" originated in ancient Rome; even today, traces of Roman monuments, documents, and institutions can be found across Europe, the…
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Rating 3.2
The Assyrian and Hebrew Hymns of Praise Cumming, Charles Gordon, 1885- Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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Rating 3.3
Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico Corbett, John M. Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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Rating 3.1
The Evolution of Old Testament Religion Orchard, W. E. (William Edwin), 1877-1955 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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Rating 3.6
Mesopotamian Archaeology Handcock, Percy S. P. Project Gutenberg · 2023 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …