history, ancient

Photographs and text cover the history of Persia, Greece, the early Romans, and the unfolding of Eastern religions.

Introduces forms of technology developed and used by various ancient civilizations.

Presents photographs, illustrations, and text that provide information about seventy remarkable structures around the world that were built without the benefit of modern technology.

Surveys important occurrences in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas 2300 years ago.

Presents a brief overview of the systems of governments of the ancient world, from the earliest civilizations of the fertile crescent, the Nile valley, the Indus valley, the Huang He Valley of China, to Japan, Europe, and the Americas, and covers a range of goverments: democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, republic, and theocracy.

Describes seven early civilizations and how their existence was discovered by archaeologists.

Tells about the life, death, and tomb of Tutankhamen and what was happening elsewhere in the world in his time.

Covers early civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, India, China, and Asia Minor.

Examines some of the highlights of human achievement over the course of two thousand years, looking at topics in the areas of everyday life, the arts, science, medicine and health, politics and government, building and engineering, transport, war and weapons, communications and the media, and sports and leisure.

Illustrated timecharts trace the unfolding of human history around the world from prehistory to the Renaissance.