Part Ⅰ Ancient World Chapter 1 Civilizations in the Ancient Near East 1.Introduclion 2.CMlizcrlion in Mesopotamia 2.1 Brief history of Mesopotamia 2.2 The Cuhural Achievements of Mesopotamia 3.Ancient Egyptian Civilization 3.1 Egypt:“The Gift of the Nile” 3.2 A Brief History of Ancient Egypt 3.3 Ancient Egyptian Culture and Society 4.The Hebrews:History and Religion 4.1 “The Children of Israel”:A Brief History 4.2 Israelite Religion:Judaism 5.Conclusion Exercises Chapter 2 Greek Civilization 1.Introduction 2.History of the Ancient Greeks 2.1 Eady Greece 2.2 The Dark Age(1200_750 BC) 2.3 The Archaic Period(750—_500 BC) 2.4 The Classical Period f500—338 BC) 2.5 The Hellenistic Period(323q1 BC) 3.CulturaI Achievements of the Ancient Greeks 3.1 Religion and Mythology 3.2 Philosophy 3.3 Science 3.4 Literature 3.5 Historiography 3.6 Art 4.Conclusion …… Part Ⅱ The Medieval World Part Ⅲ Tansition from Middle Ages to Early Modern Era 参考文献