historical geography

Looks at how the Egyptian empire changed through time, and gives ... insights into many different aspects of Egyptian life through its geography.

How do we know about the Incas? What were Inca towns and cities like? What was the lost city of the Incas ? Geography Matters in the Inca Empire looks at how the Inca Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Inca life through its geography. Read about how the mountainous Inca geography led to their development of terrace farming how the Incas worshipped the mountain peaks as gods and how the size of their Empire meant they built thousands of miles of roads and bridges to connect their people.

How did a volcanic eruption put an end to Minoan civilization? What crops did the Ancient Greeks grow? How did city states form around the Greek empire? Geography Matters in Ancient Greece looks at how the Greek Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Greek life through its geography. Read about how the hot climate affected the crops that Greeks could grow and the housing and clothing they needed how the Mycenaeans were able to protect themselves from attackers by using the natural features of their landscape and their natural resources of stone and how its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea helped the Greek Empire in trading and in strengthening their military might.

How did the River Nile shape Egyptian life? What is a shaduf and what was it used for? How did the Ancient Egyptians make papyrus paper? Geography Matters in Ancient Egypt looks at how the Egyptian Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Egyptian life through its geography. Read about how the Egyptians made use of desert oases how they found and used resources such as limestone and granite for building pyramids in desert areas and how early Egyptian settlers who had decided to build in areas around the River Nile prevented their houses from flooding.

Looks at how the Inca Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Inca life through its geography..

Traces the history and cultural development of ancient Egypt from the founding of Memphis around 5000 B.C. through the collapse of the empire in approximately 323 B.C., and includes over sixty full color maps, special features and timelines, and photographs and illustrations.

Presents a collection of illustrated photographs and maps depicting the history of Islam from the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the formation of the post-Soviet Muslim states in Central Asia and contains short essays covering topics such as the philosophy, art, and architecture of the Muslim world.