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"Since the first humans began to spread around the world, people have been developing new ways to move themselves and their possessions. From wheels to warships, follow the development of transportation technology throughout the ancient world"--.

"From building brick houses to the Great Pyramids, ancient peoples accomplished great works of construction by developing new technologies and building off ancient building techniques. Discover the science behind the architecture of the ancient world"--.

Examines the world of the English medieval knight during the thirteenth through fifteenth centuries, discussing organization, training, armor, weapons, ideals, customs, and campaigning.

If you think making your bed and doing your homework is tough, imagine what it must have been like in ancient Egypt. From making your own toothpaste to learning how to read and write hieroglyphics, being a kid was hard. Learn all about this tough time to be a kid.

Presents an argument that suggests Africans were in North America before Columbus, and provides documentary evidence to support the claim, citing the trade of plants, animals, and textiles between continents, as well as the diaries, journals, and accounts of explorers.

"From windmills to wheelbarrows, medieval innovators helped develop or improve some important manufacturing technology we use today. The Middle Ages were crucial for the improvement of the spinning wheel, loom, printing press, and more! Discover how our stuff is still made like it's the medieval times"--Provided by publisher.

Explores how the development of new technologies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including theories about gravity and motion, the production of cheaper iron, and the invention of the steam engine, aided in the development of humankind. Includes teacher notes.

Explores how new technologies, including the cultivation of plants and animals, the use of fire, and the invention of writing, influenced the development of humankind from prehistoric times through the classical period. Includes teacher notes.

Examines Aristotle whose writing has helped shape over two thousand years of Western Philosophy, science, and religion. Also includes a chronology of his life and key excerpts from his works Politics and Nicomachean Ethics.

Text and illustrations introduce readers to the kinds of entertainment, diet, and medicine of ancient Mesoamerica that could be considered "gross" today.