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Life of the Ancient Celts depicts the legendary people that ruled the extensive region that stretched out in all directions from present-day Austria. Known as ferocious warriors, the Celts were skilled forgers of iron. The discovery of salt also allowed the Celts to become wealthy through trade with the rest of Europe until their eventual ruin by Roman conquerors.
Topics include
• technological achievements
• the smelting of iron ore and the forging of weapons, shields, and helmets
• the design of hillfort towns
• sacrifices to pagan gods, hillside chalk etchings, and the education of Druids
• Celtic languages, including Gaelic, Welsh, and Cornish
• land ownership and paying rent and taxes
• metal, glass, and enamelware

Table of Contents:

Celtic Civiization
Along the Danube
Celtic Empire
A Varied Economy
A Celtic Town
Social Structure
Daily Life
Language and Learning
Religion and Beliefs
Art and Music
Technology
Roman Conquest

Index and Glossary included. Glossy paperback, 32p.  For ages 8-14.

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The mighty Roman empire grew from a collection of farming villages and shepherd’s huts to become one of the fiercest conquering societies of all time. Beautiful color images and illustrations fully explain how Rome came to be and came to an end. Daily life in a massive empire is explained in simple terms.
Topics include:
• The founding of Rome and the Romulus and Remus myth
• What Romans ate everyday and grand Roman feasts
• Who were Rome’s caesars and senators and what did they do?
• How the Roman army conquered most of Europe
• Roman gods and goddesses
• Architectural and technological wonders of Rome

Table of Contents:

People of the Seven Hills
City by the river
Rise of Roman rule
Military might
When in Rome
The economy
Language and learning
Religion, values and beliefs
Arts and culture
Science and technology
The decline

Index and Glossary included. Glossy paperback, 32p. For ages 8-14.

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Ancients Greece is known for its Olympic games but children will learn far more about the everyday lives of the ancient Greeks through full color photographs of Greek architecture and art. The Greeks gave the world democracy, a mythology still studied today, and many great thinkers.
Topics include:
• The Trojan War and its ten year history
• Greek gods and goddesses
• The fighting culture of Sparta and the origins of the word spartan
• The legend of the Minotaur
• Ancient Greek family life

Table of Contents:

Glory of Greece
Greek Way of Life
Rise of the Polis
Farming and Trade
Daily Life in Greece
Gods of Olympus
Words and Wisdom
Cultural Life
Eureka!
Alpha to Omega

Index and Glossary included. Glossy paperback, 32p.  Ages 8-14.

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The Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest in human history. Travel back in time to see how the Ancient Egyptians built magnificent pyramids, developed a system of writing, harnessed the Nile River for agriculture and made their own medicine. Your children will love the full-color illustrations of ancient Egyptian life that explain how people really livediduring that time.
Topics include:
• How mummies were made and buried
• The afterlife and ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses
• How ancient Egyptians farmed and what they ate
• Ancient Egyptian art and architecture
• Hieroglyphs and how to interpret them
Index and Glossary included. Glossy paperback, 32p.  Ages 8-14.

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From the first hunting and gathering societies to the great Nubian kingdoms of Kush, Africa has for centuries been the center of great cultural activity across its mountains, deserts, and rainforests. Life in Ancient Africa portrays the major civilizations of the ancient African era using maps and beautiful full-color photographs and illustrations.
Topics include
• Zimbabwe, Aksum, Meroe, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
• the rise of hundreds of regional dialects
• pyramids, temples, royal tombs, and palaces
• irrigation and other farming techniques
• Trans-Sahara caravan routes and trade with the rest of the world
• the discovery of mineral resources
• an oral storytelling culture
• music and dance

Glossary and Index included. Glossy paperback, 32p.  Ages 8-14.

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With a history that stretches back over 6,000 years, ancient Mesopotamia was home to many great cultures and empires. Illustrative maps and timelines will teach children the complex history of the area that is now modern-day Iraq. Also a good accompaniment to studies of Ancient Israel.
Topics include:
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the cradle of civilization
• The great cities of Ur and Babylon
• The Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians and many other ancient peoples
• The eye for an eye system of ancient justice
• Ancient cuneiform writing

Index and Glossary included. Glossy paperback, 32p.  Ages8-14.

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This fascinating book describes how Japan grew from rule by local chieftains to an emperor-led nation with many noble families competing for prominence. Beautiful spreads and full-color photographs unveil Japan’s rich history and the people who struggled to make it their own.
Topics include
• wet rice cultivation
• trade with other cultures, their influence,and isolation in the 17th century
• from early pit dwellings to the development of castle towns
• nature worship, the rise of Shinto, and Buddhism and Confucianism
• life as a samurai warrior
• sword making and pottery
• herbal medicine
 Index and Glossary included.

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a Crabtree book by Paul Challen

Ancient China gave the world paper, a counting machine called an abacus, Kung Fu, and many other interesting inventions. Chinese society is one of the oldest on earth. Children will delight in learning about the Emperor’s Forbidden City, the feuding dynasties, and Ancient Chinese thinker Confucius.
Topics include:
• The Yellow River, Taklamankan Desert, and Mount Everest
• The construction of the Great Wall
• How the ancient Chinese farmed and made food
• What a Chinese “dynasty” was
• Ancient Chinese games and pastimes

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 Flesh out your studies with these beautiful and well priced books. Well done with a good balance of text, photos and great illustrations. A4 glossy, softcover, 32 pages. Suit ages 8-14.