architecture, ancient

This captivating book exposes readers to the question classic archaeologists can t seem to answer: how were some of our great Stone Age structures built? Impossible constructions, such as the Egyptian pyramids, required such amazing precision and mechanical ability that some archaeologists still wonder how they were ever built during their time. This book is a fun and investigative read that will get people interested in ancient history. It will also undoubtedly inspire any reluctant reader to fly through the pages. Detailed Table of Contents, Full-color photographs, For Further Information Section, Glossary, Index, Web Sites.

Presents an introduction to ancient dwellings, discussing how water, soil, building supplies, and defenses were factors in building houses and cities and provides examples of of some of the most famous ancienct urban sites.

Explores the history and architecture of the ancient world and featuring graphics, computer animation, and location footage. Visits the great monuments, pagodas, and temples of Buddhist Japan and considers the Samurai warriors and their code of Bushido which stresses honor, self-discipline, bravery, and simple living, as it examines the traditional society of Japan and its emphasis on balance, order, and calm.

Using superb 3D graphics, this program highlights China's architectural achievements including The Great Wall of China, the terracotta army of the First Chinese Emperor, a Chinese village from seven thousand years ago and Beijing's Forbidden City.

Explores two competing concepts of how the ancient Romans were able to construct a canopy over the Colosseum.

Presents full-color illustrations depicting the ten ancient structures around the world including the Great Pyramid in Egypt, the statue of Zeus in Greece, the Great Wall of China, the hanging gardens of Babylon, Roman Colosseum, and more.

Recreates the seven wonders of the ancient world as they originally appeared, and tells the stories of who built them, and how and why they were constructed.

Australian soldier Jack West Jr. leads a team of operatives from a coalition of seven non-superpower nations in a quest to find the pieces of the Golden Capstone for the Great Pyramid at Giza which legend claims will prevent worldwide flooding and solar damage during the Tartaus Rotation--a solar event that occurs once every 4,500 years--and grant the person who places the Capstone on the pyramid absolute power over Earth for the next one thousand years.

Presents over six hundred alphabetized entries on ancient Egyptian structures, including their design and construction, and includes maps, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and three hundred black-and-white illustrations.