Pack your bags for a trip through history to visit the great ancient civilisations!Written in the style of a travel guide, this series provides a fun and innovative way to present facts and information on ancient civilisations. It provides an introduction to the country and the culture, exploring daily life, monuments, and local dress. It is packed-full of non-fiction features, such as timelines, 'feature-boxes' and glossary to help readers navigate the subject....

Investigate how essential aspects of everyday life have evolved over 10,000 years in different societies around the world. This book is both stimulating and educational, with projects to intensify the learning experience. Learn how to build a Roman villa, bake Egyptian cakes, erect an ancient Arctic tent, and fashion an Inuit igloo. Stirring fact-packed text and over 200 beautiful illustrations make this vivid history an ideal accompaniment to school work, or a perfect additional learning tool at home for children aged 8-12 years....

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations explores the world’s earliest cultures, from the farming settlements of Mesopotamia to the foundation of Rome. Examining the development of civilizations around the globe, it covers such subjects as the roots of the Egyptian pharaohs, China’s long-lived dynasties, and the great cities of the Incas and Aztecs. Richly illustrated with photographs, artwork re-creations, and full-color maps, this is an illuminating and multifaceted one-volume introduction to early peoples and the world they created....

Where can you buy cloth made with real gold thread? Which herb will keep your bed free of bedbugs? Why were pointy shoes dangerous? This title unravels the mysteries of life in Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries. Discover what staying in a castle was r

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Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defenses of 9th-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of monks, peasants, and rulers. But the Vikings were more than seaborne terrorists. This atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers, and mercenaries, and follows the routes of Viking merchants from Constantinople to the new world. Full color....

“Well written, edited, and produced, this is just the book for a Celtophile to wile away the hours and the pints with.” —Booklist Through fifty-four color maps, covering almost 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this atlas of the Celts charts their dramatic history from Bronze Age origins to present-day diaspora. Each map is accompanied by an authoritative text and supporting illustrations.

“Continental Celts” maps the Hallstatt and La Tène cultures in Central Europe; the migrations into Italy, Iberia, Greece, and Anatolia; the fate of Celtic culture under Roman rule; and the fortunes of the Bretons from the Dark Ages to their absorption by France. Beginning with Iron Age Britain and Ireland, “Atlantic Celts” covers the failure of the Romans to complete the conquest of the islands, the resurgence of Celtic civilization in the Dark Ages, the history of Gaelic Ireland, and the making of Scotland. “Modern Celts” examines the revival of Celtic identity, from the Celtomania of the eighteenth century through the growth of nationalism and the current state of Celtic culture. 180 color, 34 b&w illustrations....

This book traces myths of creation, destruction and the afterlife over 10,000 years of civilization. It travels through time and across the world, from the mummies of ancient Egypt to the sky spirits of the native North Americans, with stimulating and educational projects to intensify the learning experience. Learn how to build a Roman temple, fashion a Chinese lantern, create a shaman's rattle and a Viking lucky charm, and place these items in historical context. Stirring fact-packed text and over 200 beautiful illustrations make this vivid history an ideal accompaniment to school work, or a perfect additional learning tool at home for children aged 8- 2 years....