civilization, ancient

Presents full-color illustrated instructions for making art projects depicting the ancient civilizations of the Trojans, Mycenaeans, Minoans, Etruscans, and Greece and Rome and includes maps and historical information.

Explores twelve buried and rediscovered cities, with accounts of site discovery and investigation of the meaning of recovered objects.

Photographs, texts, and maps help trace human evolution and the development of societies and civilizations in all parts of the world.

Traces milestones in history from the emergence of Egypt around 3000 B.C. up to the scattering of the Jews in 70 A.D.

Traces the history of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages which followed through a description of common objects, tools, clothes, dwellings, food, and day-to-day activities of the people in both the cities and in the country.

Reconstructs images of ancient Rome and Pompeii, including the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Circus Maximus, and mount Vesuvius' destruction of Pompeii.

Presents a listing of significant events that have occurred around the world on each day of the year throughout history, covering the categories of military and wars, arts and entertainment, sports, justice and crime, and science, technology, and medicine.