civilization, ancient

Contains alphabetized articles on people, places, and topics related to ancient civilizations, and provides a thematic table of contents, glossary, and index. Covers Abo-Ary.

Provides information about various aspects of life in the past, highlighting notable events and achievements in prehistoric Europe, covering, geography, the development of Europe, economy, settlement, trade and transport, industry and crafts, religion, death and burial, warfare, language, literature, the arts, and society. Includes maps, drawings, and photographs.

Contains discoveries of our earliest ancestors, and goes on to look at ancient cultures.

Discusses mysteries of the ancient world, including the lost continent of Atlantis and ancient Viking settlements in North America. Includes a project or game for each mystery.

Describes the people and their way of life in ancient times.

Contains illustrated introductions to ancient civilizations, describing the rises, accomplishments, and falls of early civilizations from around the world, and discussing the Romans, the Greeks, the Egyptians, the Aztecs, the Maya, the Sumerians, the Babylonians, and others.

Introduces children to the ancient civilizations of Asia, describing the empires of the Indus Valley and India, the dynasties of China, Korea, and Japan, and the earliest civilizations of the Southeast.

Contains photographs and accounts of some of the discoveries made by archaeologists around the world, including an entire city wiped out by a volcano, and colossal statues on a remote Pacific Island.

Surveys concurrent developments of ancient history in various parts of the world, covering the time from 35,000 B.C. to 500 A. D.