The Legacy of Ancient Egypt

by Charles Freeman and John D. Ray

Book Overview

To its neighbors, Egypt was a land of gold as plentiful as dust - a kingdom to be admired and envied, but too powerful to be taken. Other kingdoms rose and fell; Egypt endured. To the early Greeks -... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081603656X
• ISBN13: 9780816036561
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.5" x 12.1"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

This is one of the most interesting books on ancient Egypt that I have ever seen. The book begins with an excellent history of Egypt from prehistoric times through its conquest by the Macedonians. Along the way, there are many subsections on subjects from Aten through zoological gardens. Later chapters cover ancient Egypt's rediscovery at the end of the Eighteenth Century, and its influence on western civilization up to today.This book has many excellent color pictures and maps, a good glossary and list of Egyptian gods, and an interesting list of all of the kings of Egypt. This is an excellent introduction to ancient Egypt, and an interesting look at a wrinkle in modern Western civilization. I highly recommend this fascinating book.

i thought it was fairly good

it would be good for the reader who wants to learn more about egypt without reaaly getting too deep into the history & geography of ancient egypt