The Ancient East

A university survey of the world up to 1500, covering Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India, the Americas and the medieval world. Includes maps, primary source extracts and review questions for each chapter.

Eugene Berger, George L. Israel, Charlotte Miller, Brian Parkinson, Andrew Reeves and Nadejda Williams

OpenStax covers early humans through 1500, tracing the first cities, classical empires and the trade networks that linked Asia, Africa and Europe. Heavily illustrated with maps, timelines and chapter assessments.

Ann Kordas, Ryan J. Lynch, Brooke Nelson

Translations of ancient Egyptian and Assyrian inscriptions, letters and royal records, presented with editorial notes. A primary source reader for anyone who wants to read the ancient world in its own words.

A. H. Sayce

Huizinga's study of life, thought and art in fourteenth and fifteenth century Europe, and of how the medieval world gave way to the Renaissance. A landmark of cultural history.

Johan Huizinga