Hurdman Charlotte, Steele Philip, Tames Richard. The Encyclopedia of the Ancient World: How People Lived in the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece & the Roman Empire

Southwater, 2000. — 256 p. — ISBN: 1-84215-072-3.Step into two million years of human history and explore the wonders of the ancient world. Discover how our Stone Age ancestors lived and how hunters became farmers and began to settle down. Explore the culture and beliefs of the Egyptian people and enter an amazing world of gold-topped pyramids and mummified pharaohs. Take a trip to see a tragic play in Ancient Greece. Marvel at the Roman feats of engineering, and find out how one small city became the heart of a huge and powerful empire.
The Encyclopedia of the Ancient World is a panoramic survey of the way people lived in the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire. Throughout the book, 60 step-by-step practical projects bring ancient history to life. More than 800 photographs, cross-sections, pictorial timelines, and historical maps illustrate every aspect of the ancient world, while 40 fact boxes provide extra insights and highlight links with the present day.
With authoritative back-up material and glossary sections explaining historical terms in straight-forward language, this book is ideal for home or school use, and is a perfect introduction to how our ancestors lived all those centuries ago.The Birth of Civilization: Introduction.
A revealing survey of over two million years of human history, from the harsh struggle to survive in the Stone Age to the glories of the Classical World.
The Stone Age.
The story of how early hunters and food gatherers gradually settled down to form the very earliest farming communities and villages.
Ancient Egypt.
The first settlers along the banks of the fertile River Nile evolved to create the splendid and sophisticated world of the Pharaohs and the pyramids.
Ancient Greece.
The glorious civilization of the ancient Greeks laid the foundations of modern culture, from theater, art and architecture to the Olympic Games.
The Roman Empire.
Mighty in warfare, vigilant in peace, the Romans built one of the greatest empires the world has ever known.