Chapter XVI. The First Civilizations

§ 1. Early cities and early nomads 183 § 2A. The riddle of the Sumerians 188 § 2B. The empire of Sargon the First 191 § 2C. The empire of Hammurabi 191 § 2D. The Assyrians and their empire 192 § 2E. The Chaldean empire 194 § 3. The early history of Egypt 195 § 4. The early civilization of India 201 § 5. The early history of China 201 § 6. While the civilizations were growing 206

§ 1. The earliest ships and sailors 209 § 2. The Ã?gean cities before history 213 § 3. The first voyages of exploration 217 § 4. Early traders 218 § 5. Early travellers 220

§ 1. Picture writing 223 § 2. Syllable writing 227 § 3. Alphabet writing 228 § 4. The place of writing in human life 229