The Series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Science: Earth and Space Science History and Nature of Science Life Science Science and Technology Science in Personal and Social Perspectives Social Studies: People, Places, & Environments Production, Distribution, & Consumption Science, Technology, & Society Time, Continuity, & Change ...

What were pyramids for? Why are they so big? How were mummies made? Why did the Egyptians write on walls? Find out these and other fun facts about everyday life in Ancient Egypt. ...

-- The In World History series is a unique combination of biography and history.<BR>-- Each title in the series depicts a significant, fascinating historical event or era in dramatic detail while featuring a person of that event or era. ...

For his general temperance, however, and self-control, Cato really deserves the highest admiration. For when he commanded the army, he never took for himself, and those that belonged to him, more than three bushels of wheat for a month, and somewhat less than a bushel and a half a day of barley for his baggage-cattle. And when he entered upon the government of Sardinia, where his predecessors had been used to require tents, bedding, and clothes ...

Six titles render a view of past civilizations with remarkable depth and clarity. Influences such as politics, war, trade, everyday life, art and architecture, and religion offer insight into how inhabitants of these great cultures lived. Each title highlights the legacy left by the major events and developments of these civilizations. Quotations from ancient sources and modern historians lend a fresh perspective to factual information. ...

Six titles render a view of past civilizations with remarkable depth and clarity. Influences such as politics, war, trade, everyday life, art and architecture, and religion offer insight into how inhabitants of these great cultures lived. Each title highlights the legacy left by the major events and developments of these civilizations. Quotations from ancient sources and modern historians lend a fresh perspective to factual information.
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Easy-to-read text and large photos make these four fascinating ancient cultures meaningful and accessible to readers. Sections about home life, travel and trade, war, and food and drink illuminate the mysteries of past civilizations. The text traces each culture from its roots to the height of its power and finally to its decline or total demise. ...

Easy-to-read text and large photos make these four fascinating ancient cultures meaningful and accessible to readers. Sections about home life, travel and trade, war, and food and drink illuminate the mysteries of past civilizations. The text traces each culture from its roots to the height of its power and finally to its decline or total demise. ...

Readers unearth the mysteries of ancient civilizations with archeologists using technologists using technology to excavate and interpret buried or hidden clues to long-ago cultures. Four titles reveal key excavation sites and the treasures found by these scientific detectives. The text illustrates what archaeology can tell us about ancient peoples, how they lived, and major influences on their culture. A look at conservation effort shows what is ...

Readers unearth the mysteries of ancient civilizations with archeologists using technologists using technology to excavate and interpret buried or hidden clues to long-ago cultures. Four titles reveal key excavation sites and the treasures found by these scientific detectives. The text illustrates what archaeology can tell us about ancient peoples, how they lived, and major influences on their culture. A look at conservation effort shows what is ...