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Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization | Paul Kriwaczek
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Civilization was born eight thousand years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding mountains and deserts began to create increasingly sophisticated urban societies. In the (…more)
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galueth28
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#bookspin list for September @TheAromaofBooks

Hopefully, I'll be able to hit the book fair next week and have a renovated list for next month 🤗

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Branwen
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Reading about ancient cultures has been fascinating! ?

"The civilization that was born, flourished and died in the land between the rivers was not the achievement of any particular people, but the result of the persistence through time of a unique combination of ideas, styles, beliefs and behaviors. The Mesopotamian story is that of a single continuous cultural tradition, even though its human propagators were different at different times."

JazzFeathers I've always been fascinated with Mesopotanian culture and history. We don't generally know nearly enough about them. 6y
Branwen @JazzFeathers Right?! I'm starting to find that out too! Its incredible that there's still so much we don't know! 6y
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writerlibrarian
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The last week's book haul. Library and bought. French are from the library. English is new for research. #bookhaul