Exploring History: Prehistoric Peoples (Exploring History (Southwater))
by Philip Brooks Author
(From Amazon): Imagine life in a distant age, a time when the first people hunted with sticks and spears made from wood and stone. Discover the prehistoric world and find out what it was like to live through the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, and how the first settled communities grew up. With over 200 photographs and illustrations, special features, maps and key date panels, the book is designed to be accessible on many levels for children aged 8-12. This is the perfect introduction to the prehistoric world for the enthusiastic young reader, and provides an excellent home-study volume for children working on projects or who just want to have fun learning.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 184476494X
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 28
- Pages
- 64
- Suggested Grades
- 1st - 5th
- Publisher
- Southwater
- Copyright
- 2008
Chapters
- 1 Introduction p6-7
- 2 Finding the Evidence p8-9
- 3 The Toolmakers p 10-11
- 4 The Coming of Fire p 12-13
- 5 The Spread of Hominids p14-15
- 6 Neanderthals p 16-17
- 7 Wise Man p 18-19
- 8 The First Europeans p20-21
- 9 Images of the Ice Age p24-25
- 10 Rock Paintings p34-35
- 11 The Ice Age p22-23
- 12 The First Australians p 26-27
- 13 Early Americans p 28-29
- 14 The Thaw Begins p30-31
- 15 A Better Food Supply p 32-33
- 16 The First Farmers p 35-37
- 17 Plants and Animals p 38-39
- 18 The Coming of Trade p 40-41
- 19 Pots and Potters p 42-43
- 20 European Settlements p 44-45
- 21 Asian Communities p46-47
- 22 The Americas p48-49
- 23 Hunting and Gathering p 50-51
- 24 The first Metalworkers p52-53
- 25 Megaliths p 54-55
- 26 Lake Villages p 56-57
- 27 The Iron Age p58-59
- 28 Birth of Civilization p 60-61
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