Cultural Atlas Of The World

Atlas of the Greek World is an extraordinary approachto the study of one of the great civilizations of theworld Ancient Greece.

The amazing diversity of Africa's physical geography is vividly presented in this book. The book also discusses Africa's ancient kingdoms and empires, its art and architecture, and the people of Africa.

Almost a third of the world's population, some 1430 million people, professes the Christian faith. For the past two thousand years, the Christian Church hashad an incalculable impact on the traditions, values,development and culture of all western societies and indeed on the world as a whole.

This book treats on old theme the civilization of ancient Egypt i an entirely new way: never before hasEgyptian culture has been presented in the form of anatlas.

A comprehensive and highly readable account of Chinese culture and society from earliest times to the present day.

Special features on 14 major sites and on such topicsas biblical warfare, everyday life in New Testament times, Herod's temple and the topography of the Passion.

An authoritative and highly readable account of French history and culture from earliest times to thepresent day.

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, European explorers "discovered" the native populations of the Americas.

The world of the Renaissance, encompassing the arts and letters of western Europe from about 1300 to 1600is at once familiar and remote.

The story of Rome, her growth from a tiny cluster of villages to an empire that ruled the known western world and her subsequent decline.