Primary Sources And Reference Volume (THE WORLD IN ANCIENT TIMES) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195223012 ISBN 13: 9780195223019

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 2006

Synopsis

Presents a collection of primary source documents, a timeline, and a master index.

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Ronald Mellor, who is Professor of History at UCLA, first became enthralled with ancient history as a student at Regis High School in New York City. He is the statewide Faculty Advisor of the California History-Social Science Project, which brings university faculty together with K-12 teachers at sites throughout California. In 2000, the American Historical Association awarded the CHSSP the Albert J. Beveridge Award for K-12 teaching. Professor Mellor has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Council of Learned Societies. His research has centered on ancient religion and Roman historiography. His books include: Theia Rhome: The Goddess Roma in the Greek World (1975); From Augustus to Nero: The First Dynasty of Imperial Rome (1990); Tacitus 1993); Tacitus: The Classical Heritage (1995); The Historians of Ancient Rome (1997); and The Roman Historians (1999).

Amanda H. Podany is Professor of history and director of the honors program at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is the author ofThe Land of Hana: Kings, Chronology, and Scribal Tradition (CDL Press, 2002).

From School Library Journal

Grade 6 Up An excellent introduction to the use of primary resources in historical research. The 76 selections include poems, letters, inscriptions, and other contemporary accounts from antiquity as well as more modern descriptions and excerpts. Materials from Asia, Europe, and the Americas are highlighted. The introduction warns readers to be critical, for information taken from a primary source may not be completely accurate. Chapters begin with a brief overview of the particular civilization under discussion, and a source note and description are given for each source included. Margin notes provide definitions and cross-references to other books in the series. Readers will experience the excitement of an archaeological find through Mary Leakey's account of a discovery in Tanzania, learn about the routines of a schoolboy in Mesopotamia, and read instructions on etiquette in the king's court in ancient Egypt. The volume includes a thematic and a series index. Lana Miles, Duchesne Academy, Houston, TX
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About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0195223012
• ISBN 13: 9780195223019
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 188
• Editor: Mellor Ronald, Podany Amanda H., Smith Bonnie G., Kelley Donald R.