WALDRON, Melanie

Life in these ancient civilizations is thoroughly explored, with special emphasis on how the physical geography influenced aspects of their cultures including geopolitics, farming, and religion. Superimposed over rather distracting topographical-map backgrounds, main texts and subtopics are treated in question-and-answer fashion, supplemented with many illustrations, photographs, maps, and sidebars. A quiz and research tips conclude each volume. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Geography Matters in Ancient Civilizations titles: Geography Matters in Ancient Egypt and Geography Matters in the Inca Empire.