Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World

(Sean Pound) #1
Index 1249

draft 730
drainage systems
cities 216, 218, 232
mining, quarrying, and
salt making 749
drama and theater 327–339.
See also theaters (buildings)
Africa 328–329
Americas 338–339
Asia and the Pacifi c 332–
333, 332f
Egypt 329–330, 329f
Europe 333–334
Greece 334–335, 334f
literature 639, 658–659
Middle East 330–331, 331f
Rome 335–338, 336m, 337 f
Dramatic Ramesseum Papy-
rus 330
Dravidian languages 613
dream interpretation 860
dresses 272, 273
droughts
agriculture 22, 23, 29
climate and geography
238, 244, 245, 248
health and disease 546
migration and population
movements 699
natural disasters 776,
778–779
drugs
health and disease 550
science 930, 944
Druids
calendars and clocks 169
drama and theater 333
festivals 468
government organization
525
health and disease 551,
552
literature 654
numbers and counting
803
religion and cosmology
832, 850–851
social organization 1028
war and conquest 1143
drums
inventions 594
music and musical instru-
ments 763, 765, 772–773
drying
storage and preservation
1061, 1064–1068, 1070
textiles and needlework
1077, 1078
dry weight 1180
duels
crime and punishment
302
sports and recreation 1050
war and conquest 1142
dugout canoes 979
dukedoms 526

Dupuytren’s disease 551
duty (tax) 1105
dux bellorum 409
dwarfs 547
dyes
clothing and footwear 278
economy 345
science 928
textiles and needlework
1073, 1082, 1083
trade and exchange 1097
dynastic families 507–508
Dynastic Period (Egypt)
craft s 287–288
social organization 1020–
1021
dynasties. See empires and
dynasties

E
Eanna mound 212, 912
Early Bronze Age
architecture 74
art 110
migration and population
movements 703
military 731
Early Classic Period (Ameri-
cas)
art 120
government organization
537
Early Dynastic Period (Egypt)
architecture 62
art 99
borders and frontiers 142
cities 206
craft s 286
death and burial practices
313
empires and dynasties
392, 397
metallurgy 679
war and conquest 1131
Early Formative Period
(Americas) 322
Early Horizon Period (Ameri-
cas)
empires and dynasties
421
occupations 818
Early Intermediate Period
(Americas) 818
Early Iron Age
economy 362
foreigners and barbarians
488
Early Neolithic 316
Early Preclassic Period (Meso-
america)
art 119
building techniques and
materials 161
social organization 1041–
1042

Early Stone Age
economy 342–343
foreigners and barbarians
487
Early Woodland Period
(Americas)
art 119
empires and dynasties
418–419
government organization
538–539
ear piercing 12
earspools
adornment 14
art 119
Earth 131, 837, 845
earthquakes
climate and geography 248
natural disasters 775, 776,
779, 781, 782
East Africa 692
Easter Island
art 104
building techniques and
materials 155
hunting, fi shing, and gath-
ering 576
Eastern Han Dynasty
cities 217
gender structures and roles
498
Eastern United States 48
Eastern Zhou Dynasty
cities 217
empires and dynasties 403
government organization
520
war and conquest 1136–
1137
Ebers papyrus 821
Ebro Valley 222
Ecclesiazusae and Plutus
(Aristophanes) 335
eclipse 127, 130
Ecologues (Virgil) 663
economy 341–375
Africa 342–346
agriculture 23, 37
Americas 371–375
Asia and the Pacifi c 355–
359, 355f
Egypt 346–350, 347f
Europe 359–362, 359f
family 448
Greece 362–366
Middle East 350–355, 351f
migration and population
movements 714
nomadic and pastoral soci-
eties 790
Rome 366–371, 368f, 371 m
social organization 1015–
1016
trade and exchange 1099
ecosystems 237–238
Edfu, temple of 60

Edict of Caracalla 482
Edomites 701
education 375–386
Africa 376–377
Americas 385–386
Asia and the Pacifi c 380–
381, 381f
children 190, 192, 193,
195, 196
Egypt 377–378, 378f
Europe 381–382
Greece 382–384
language 619
Middle East 378–380, 379f
music and musical instru-
ments 770, 771
Rome 384–385, 385f
social organization 1017,
1038
Edwin Smith Medical Papyrus
548
eel baskets 578
effi gy fi gures 338
efi sem 297
egalitarianism 1020, 1040
eggs 473, 477
Egypt. See also Lower Egypt
adornment 4–6, 5f
agriculture 20–24, 21f,
44–45, 49
architecture 56–60, 59f
art 93–97, 95f
astronomy 124–126, 125f
borders and frontiers
141–14 2 , 141f
building techniques and
materials 152–154
calendars and clocks 165–
166, 166f
ceramics and pottery
176 –178, 177f
children 189–190, 190f
cities 205–210, 206f
climate and geography
239–244, 241m, 243 f, 264
clothing and footwear
274–275, 275f
craft s 286–288, 287f
crime and punishment
297–299, 298f
death and burial practices
313 –314, 314f, 323–324
drama and theater 329–
330, 329f
economy 346–350, 347f
education 377–378, 378f
empires and dynasties 387,
392–396, 395f
employment and labor
426–427
exploration 437–438
family 449–450
festivals 463–464
food and diet 474–475
foreigners and barbarians
484–485

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