Kansojen historia 1 : Kansojen elämä ja sivistys : Vanha aika 1…
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"Kansojen historia 1" by Carl Gustaf Grimberg is a historical account written in the early 20th century. It traces the dawn of civilization from human prehistory to the earliest Near Eastern cultures, especially Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, and Phoenicia. Drawing on archaeology and cultural history, it explains how environment, technology, religion, and social organization shaped early societies. The opening of the volume begins with a preface in which the author sets out his
aim to write a widely accessible world history grounded in site visits and expert review. It then surveys human origins, assessing major fossil finds (Neanderthals, Aurignacians, and the debated Java and Piltdown remains), urging scientific caution and concluding that no definitive “missing link” has been found. From there it highlights fire as the first decisive cultural tool, notes the role of metals, and widens the cradle-of-civilization discussion beyond Egypt and Babylonia by citing shared Neolithic ceramics from China across western Eurasia. The narrative finally turns to Egypt: the Nile’s life-giving floods, irrigation and state coordination, the country’s striking landscapes, and beliefs about death—mummification practices, scarab amulets, moral judgment before Osiris, and the function of the Book of the Dead—illustrated with moral ideals quoted from tomb inscriptions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Grimberg, Carl Gustaf, 1875-1941 |
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| Translator | Pakarinen, Weikko, 1884-1930 |
| Title | Kansojen historia 1 : Kansojen elämä ja sivistys : Vanha aika 1 : Egyptiläiset, assyrialaiset, babylonialaiset, israelilaiset ja foinikialaiset |
| Original Publication | Porvoo: WSOY, 1928. |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere |
| Subject | World history |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77578 |
| Release Date | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 269 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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