Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek

Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization

Paul Kriwaczek

338 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

Description

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 cities that the...

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Moods

informative 100%
reflective 47%
challenging 21%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 10%
dark 5%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 36%
fast 15%

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