96 pages : color illustrations, color maps, color portraits ; 28 cm
Target Audience Note:
Key Stage 2
Other Title:
Usborne ancient world
Notes:
"Internet-linked." Previous ed.: 1999 Includes index
Contents:
When? where? how? First farmers First towns First cities Crafts and trade Kings and war Farmers of the Nile Valley Mummies and pyramids Cities of the Indus Valley Europe's first villages Monument builders Palaces and legends Life on Crete Palaces and tombs Warriors and traders Empire of Hammurabi Hittite Empire Egyptian Empire Temples and gods Life at home People of Canaan Raiders of the Mediterranean Hebrew kingdoms Traders from Phoenicia Assyrians at war Assyrians at home City of Babylon Power of Persia Greeks at war Life in ancient Greece City of Athens Alexander the Great Riders of the plains People of early China China's first emperor Han dynasty People of ancient Japan Riches of Arabia --Life in ancient Africa Ideas of India First North Americans People of ancient Peru Olmecs Ancient cities of the Americas Celtic tribes Rise of Rome Roman army Life in a Roman town Fun and games Spread of Christianity Fall of Rome World time chart Word list
