Contents
Advisers and Contributors v
List of Illustrations xiii
List of Maps and
Primary Source Documents xx
Preface xxiii
Introduction xxv
Vo lu m e I
adornment 3
agriculture 15
architecture 52
art 87
astronomy 123
borders and frontiers 139
building techniques and materials 150
calendars and clocks 163
ceramics and pottery 174
children 187
cities 201
climate and geography 234
clothing and footwear 272
craft s 284
crime and punishment 296
Vo lu m e I I
death and burial practices 311
drama and theater 327
economy 341
education 375
empires and dynasties 387
employment and labor 425
exploration 435
family 447
festivals 461
food and diet 472
foreigners and barbarians 483
gender structures and roles 493
government organization 507
health and disease 545
household goods 560
hunting, fi shing, and gathering 571
illumination 583
inventions 592Volume III
language 609
laws and legal codes 621
literature 639
metallurgy 677
migration and population movements 688
military 725
mining, quarrying, and salt making 741
money and coinage 751
music and musical instruments 762
natural disasters 775
nomadic and pastoral societies 786