Provides a description of the Greek temple, how they were built, what the temples looked like, the various Greek gods and goddesses, priests and priestesses, Greek worship and festivals, and more.
Describes civic rights, religion, education, agriculture, transportation, work, health, family life, food, recreation, and war in ancient Athens, and includes a glossary, a further reading list, and a recipe.
An overview of life in St. Augustine, Florida, from 1513 to 1845, including the housing, food, clothing, schools, and everyday activities of the settlers, as well as their interaction with native people.
Containing photographs of artifacts and Egyptian ruins, this history examines life along the ancient Egyptian Nile River with a timeline, illustrations, and a glossary.
Illustrations and simple text describe what it was like to live in a whaling town in the 1800s, providing information on the sailors who hunted whales and about the everyday items made from whales.
Introduces life in a Hopi village in seventeenth-century Arizona, discussing the homes, families and clans, food, clothing, beliefs, and entertainment.
Reveals the lives of the people who set up the first colonies in the United States, discussing their homes and shelter, food, clothes, schools, communications, and everyday activities.
Presents an illustrated introdution to the trading ports established by the ancient Greeks around the Mediterranean, Adriatic, and Black Seas, including information on the ships and sailors that frequented these ports, and what it was like to live there.
