In general,the earliest states and civilizations of Western Asia and North Africa respectively first came into existence at the end of the fourth millennium B.C.1 Despite the fact that these two areas developed in dif...In general,the earliest states and civilizations of Western Asia and North Africa respectively first came into existence at the end of the fourth millennium B.C.1 Despite the fact that these two areas developed in different directions during a period of about 3000 years,there was then some type of contact between Ancient展开更多
基金the supports of "Relations between West Asia and North Africa in Hellenistic Period",an Independent Post-doctor Program of International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in Leiden from March 5 to July 31,2012,and "Research on History of Arabic States in North Africa"a key project of National Fund of Philosophy and Social Science in China in 2010,and then "Systems and Society in Ancient World",an innovative project in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 2011 to 2014
文摘In general,the earliest states and civilizations of Western Asia and North Africa respectively first came into existence at the end of the fourth millennium B.C.1 Despite the fact that these two areas developed in different directions during a period of about 3000 years,there was then some type of contact between Ancient