Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World

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employment and labor 431 metallurgy 681 occupations 817, 818 science 923 Art of War, Th e (Sun Tzu) military 737–738 war and conquest 1138 Arverni 220, 221 Āryabhata 935 Aryan people exploration 440 hunting, fi shing, and gath- ering 577 migration and population movements 705 military 728 nomadic and pastoral soci- eties 791, 792 religion and cosmology 846 social organization 1023 Asante people 297 Asclepiades of Bithynia 554 Asclepios 552 ashipu 548–549 Ashur 213 Ashurbanipal II (king of As- syria) children 192 cities 213 empires and dynasties 398–399 foreigners and barbarians 485 literature 647, 649 war and conquest 1125 Ashur-dan II (king of As- syria) 399 Ashurnasirpal II (king of As- syria) art 100 food and diet 476 sports and recreation 1051 Asia and the Pacifi c. See also Southeast Asia adornment 8–9, 8f agriculture 29–33, 31f, 50–51 architecture 65–69, 66f art 100–105, 101f astronomy 127–129, 128f borders and frontiers 14 4 –145 building techniques and materials 155–157 calendars and clocks 167–169 ceramics and pottery 179–181, 180f children 192–193, 199 cities 214–218, 215f climate and geography 247–252, 270–271 clothing and footwear 277–278 craft s 289–291, 290f

crime and punishment 300–301, 306–307 death and burial practices 316 –317, 316f, 325–326 drama and theater 332– 333, 332f economy 355–359, 355f education 380–381, 381f empires and dynasties 401–406, 404m employment and labor 428–430, 429f exploration 440–441, 440 f family 451–452, 460 festivals 466 food and diet 476–477 foreigners and barbarians 486–487 gender structures and roles 497–498, 505–506 government organization 519–524 health and disease 549– 550, 557–558 household goods 564–565 hunting, fi shing, and gath- ering 576–577 illumination 587–588 inventions 598–599, 599f language 613–615 laws and legal codes 625–626 literature 649–653, 671–672 metallurgy 681–682 migration and population movements 702–707 military 730–731, 737–738 mining, quarrying, and salt making 745–746 money and coinage 756–758 music and musical instru- ments 766–768 natural disasters 778–779 numbers and counting 801–802 occupations 811–813 pandemics and epidemics 823–824 religion and cosmology 844–849, 868 resistance and dissent 873–876 roads and bridges 886–887 sacred sites 901–902 scandals and corruption 912–914 science 932–935 seafaring and navigation 955–956 settlement patterns 967–968 ships and shipbuilding 978–979

slaves and slavery 988– 990, 996–997 social collapse and aban- donment 1002–1004 social organization 1023– 1027, 1045–1046 sports and recreation 1051–1052 storage and preservation 1065–1066 textiles and needlework 1078–1079 towns and villages 1089– 1090 trade and exchange 1100– 1101 t ra nspor tat ion 1115 –1116 war and conquest 1136– 114 0 weaponry and armor 1165 –1166 weights and measures 1176 –1177 writing 1187–1188 Asklepios 905 Asoka (king of India) architecture 68 art 101, 102 building techniques and materials 155 empires and dynasties 402 exploration 440 government organization 523 health and disease 549 numbers and counting 802 religion and cosmology 847 resistance and dissent 869, 875 sacred sites 902 war and conquest 1139 writing 1188 Aspasia 501 Aspelta (king of Kush) empires and dynasties 391, 422–423 scandals and corruption 910 assemblies government organization 514–516, 528–532 social organization 1020 Assura, Code of 305–306 Assyria architecture 63–64 art 99–100 children 191 cities 213 clothing and footwear 276, 277 economy 353 food and diet 475–476 foreigners and barbarians 485

government organization 517–518 metallurgy 678 migration and population movements 699 military 728 numbers and counting 801 roads and bridges 886 science 930 trade and exchange 1099 war and conquest 1124– 1125, 1130 weaponry and armor 1161 Assyrian Empire 179 astragali 1051 astral divination 127 astrology astronomy 132 religion and cosmology 857 science 939, 945 astronomy 123–138 Africa 124 Americas 133–134 Asia and the Pacifi c 127– 129, 128f calendars and clocks 164, 167 Egypt 124–126, 125f Europe 129–130 Greece 130–132, 136–137 Middle East 126–127, 126f, 13 5– 136 Rome 132–133, 137 science 925, 930, 932, 935, 937–939, 944–945, 948–949 asû 548, 549 Aswān High Dam 240 Atapuerca 360 Athena craft s 292 festivals 468 Athena Parthenos 112 Athens calendars and clocks 167, 170–171 children 195 cities 223, 225 death and burial practices 319–320 economy 363–366 education 383 empires and dynasties 411–413 employment and labor 432 family 454–456 festivals 468 foreigners and barbarians 489 gender structures and roles 501 government organization 528 illumination 590 laws and legal codes 628

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