Ancient trash and buried treasure : archaeologists at work
Rivers and ditches, temples and farms : irrigation and the growth of towns
Of potters and pots, plowmen and plows : technology and the first cities
How words changed the world : the invention of writing
A world full of gods and goddesses : religion in Mesopotamia
The death of a Sumerian lady : queens, kings, and religion in early cities
The first superhero : the story of Gilgamesh
The world's first empire builder : Sargon, king of Akkad
The care and feeding of ancient gods : priestesses and priests in Mesopotamia
Laying down the law : Hammurabi and the first lawmakers
Order in the court! : the justice system in Mesopotamia
Farmers and doctors, barbers and builders : Mesopotamian workers, slave and free
Ur-Utu's story : the Mesopotamian family
Scribes, school, and schoolboys : education in ancient Mesopotamia
Lovers, sisters, and cooks : scenes from a Mesopotamian palace
The surprise ending of the Babylonian Empire : Hittite victories and Indo-European languages
Brides and brother kings : diplomacy and the great powers
King David and his family : the settlements and movements of the Israelites
One God, many stories : the beliefs of the Israelites
The lost laws of the Israelites : the Exodus and the Ten Commandments
Assyria's fighter kings : warriors build an empire
A bright star shines briefly : Babylon rises, Judah falls
A mother's love and a ruler's tears : the last Mesopotamian king
Of camels, kings, and conquerors : the Persian Empire
Epilogue : a world not truly lost.
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