6: The Ancient Near East
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- 6.0: Chapter Introduction
- A Stolen Vase Returns Home | East of What? | What are the Ingredients of Civilization?
- 6.1: Sumerian
- Ancient Near East: Cradle of Civilization | Global Connections: The Many Births of Civilizations | Sumer, an Introduction | White Temple and Zuggurat, Uruk | Warka Vase | Standing Male Worshipper | Cylinder Seals | Standard of Ur and other objects from the Royal Graves
- 6.2: Akkadian
- Akkad, an Introduction | Global Connections: Lost-Wax Casting | Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
- 6.3: Babylonian and Neo-Babylonian
- Babylonia, an Introduction | Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi | The Ishtar Gate and Neo-Babylonian Art and Architecture
- 6.4: Assyria
- Assyria, an Introduction | Lamassu from the Citadel of Sargon II: A Conversation
- 6.5: Persia
- Ancient Persia, an Introduction | Persepolis: The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes |