The classical world 500 BCE - AD 600 CE

Book 2009

Illustrating stories such as the Thirty Years' War, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and the rise of the Pacific Rim using detailed, double-page maps, this reference set centers on the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural developments from the earliest times until today. Readers will follow key events with ease using the strongly supported text and extensive visual maps.

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Civilization, Classical Juvenile literature

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ISBN:

9781933834665
1933834668

Description:

112 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Classical world five hundred BCE to AD six hundred CE

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 108) and index

Contents:

Introduction
The world in 323 BCE
The world in 200 BCE
The world in 1 BCE
The world in 400 CE
The world in 600 CE
World religions
The Persian wars and Greece
The Peloponnesian war and Macedon
Alexander the great
The Hellenistic world
Parthian and Sasanian Persia
Early Rome and the Punic wars
Growth of the Roman empire
Crisis and recovery of Rome
Fall of the Roman empire Justinian and the Byzantine empire
The Celts
The Steppe Nomads
The early states of Africa
Mauryan and Gupta India
China
China and the rise of Japan
The Pacific and Southeast Asia
South America and Mexico
The ancient Maya

LCCN:

2009027834

Control Number:

1604093

Other Authors:

Collinson, Clare

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