Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
by Jane Bingham Author, Jane Chisholm Author, Fiona Chandler Author, Gill Harvey Author, Lisa Miles Author
This encyclopaedia traces the extraordinary history of the Ancient World, from the first farmers, and the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome to the eventual decline and fall of the Roman Empire. It covers all aspects of life in the Ancient World - from building the pyramids to a day at the Roman Games. There are photographs of glowing treasures in gold, silver and precious stones, 3000-year-old wall paintings with vivid colours, and blackened, shrivelled mummies, combined with reconstructions and cutaways of architecture, to recreate the atmosphere of the time. Internet links are given to a selection of recommended Web sites, containing additional information for school projects and homework. Many of the Web sites include sound, animation or video clips, which bring the subject to life.
Additional Details
- Print Status
- In Print
- CONTENTs
- 53
- Pages
- 96
- Suggested Grades
- Early Years - 6th
CONTENTs
- 3 WHEN? WHERE? HOW?
- 4 THE FIRST FARMERS
- 5 THE FIRST TOWNS
- 6 THE FIRST CITIES
- 8 CRAFTS AND TRADE
- 9 KINGS AND WAR
- 10 FARMERS OF THE NILE VALLEY
- 12 MUMMIES AND PYRAMIDS
- 14 CITIES OF THE INDUS VALLEY
- 16 EUROPE'S FIRST VILLAGES
- 18 MONUMENT BUILDERS
- 20 PALACES AND TOMBS
- 22 LIFE ON CRETE
- 24 PALACES AND TOMBS
- 26 WARRIORS AND TRADERS
- 28 THE EMPIRE OF HAMMURABI
- 29 HITTITE EMPIRE
- 30 EGYPTIAN EMPIRE
- 32 TEMPLES AND GODS
- 34 LIFE AT HOME
- 36 THE PEOPLE OF CANAAN
- 37 RAIDERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
- 38 THE HEBREW KINGDOM
- 40 TRADERS FROM PHOENICIA
- 42 THE ASSYRIANS AT WAR
- 44 THE ASSYRIANS AT HOME
- 46 THE CITY OF BABYLON
- 48 THE POWER OF PERSIA
- 50 THE GREEKS AT WAR
- 52 LIFE IN ANCIENT GREECE
- 54 THE CITY OF ATHENS
- 56 ALEXANDER THE GREAT
- 58 RIDERS OF THE PLAINS
- 60 THE PEOPLE OF EARLY CHINA
- 62 CHINA'S FIRST EMPEROR
- 64 THE HAN DYNASTY
- 66 THE PEOPLE OF ANCIENT JAPAN
- 67 THE RICHES OF ARABIA
- 70 THE IDEAS OF INDIA
- 72 THE FIRST NORTH AMERICANS
- 74 THE PEOPLE OF ANCIENT PERU
- 75 THE OLMECS
- 76 ANCIENT CITIES OF THE AMERICAS
- 78 THE CELTIC TRIBES
- 80 THE RISE OF ROME
- 82 THE ROMAN ARMY
- 84 LIFE IN A ROMAN TOWN
- 86 FUN AND GAMES
- 88 THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY
- 90 THE FALL OF ROME
- 92 WORLD TIME CHART
- 94 WORD LIST
- 95 INDEX
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