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Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Printing changed the world! Because of this innovation, people could more easily share knowledge and preserve it for future generations. More people learned to read, and ideas and learning spread-as did the notions of literature and art. And it all started in ancient China! Readers will learn how the first types of printing began, as well as how the inventions spread and how they affected the ideas of history, literature, art, religion, and politics...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A visual guide to 3,000 years of life under the pharaohs (c.3200-30 BCE) from the early kings of Egypt to the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman conquest. Discover the fascinating details of life under the pharaohs - and their extraordinary legacy - in this comprehensive guide to Egypt's ancient civilization. Encompassing 3,000 years and 31 Egyptian dynasties, from the time of Narmer to that of Cleopatra, this fresh appraisal of ancient treasures helps...
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"An exploration of the questions and mysteries that have puzzled scholars and experts about the remote location of Easter Island, including its culture, giant statues, and writing. Features include a map, fact boxes, biographies of famous experts on Easter Island, places to see and visit, a glossary, further readings, and index"--
28) The Grass Crown
Author
Series
Masters of Rome volume 2
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
As the Roman Empire declines Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla vie for political dominance.
33) The Romans
Author
Language
English
Description
Describes in detail the world of the Romans from the founding of the city to the decline of the Empire. It deals with aspects of everyday life in Ancient Rome, as well as providing a clear historical outline of the period.
34) Bible then & now
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
©1996
Language
English
Description
The most beloved places in the Bible brought to life in vivid see-through reconstructions.
Author
Publisher
The University of Utah Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In this volume Steve Lekson argues that, for over a century, southwestern archaeology got the history of the ancient Southwest wrong. Instead, he advocates an entirely new approach, one that separates archaeological thought in the Southwest from its anthropological home and moves to more historical ways of thinking. Focusing on the enigmatic monumental center at Chaco Canyon, the book provides a historical analysis of how Southwest archaeology confined...
37) The Aztecs
Author
Publisher
Blackwell Publishers
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
The Aztecs of Mesoamerica -- Rise of Aztec Civilization -- People on the landscape -- Artisans and their wares -- Merchants, markets, and money -- Family and social class -- City-state and empire -- Cities and urban planning -- Creation, sacrifice, and the gods -- Science and art -- Final glory and destruction -- The Aztec legacy today.
Author
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Jamestown, the Truth Revealed produces a vivid picture of the settlement that is far more complex, incorporating the most recent archaeology and using twenty-first-century technology to give Jamestown its rightful place in history and thus contributing to a broader understanding of the transatlantic world.
Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
"Popular overview of Maya civilization. Begins with basic observations about archaeology and the Maya, then presents a synthesis of Maya history to provide the context for a topically organized characterization of the Maya cultural tradition. Essentially a streamlined version of author's The ancient Maya, though less detailed and less extensively illustrated"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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