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  • Everyday Life in the 16th Century

    Haydn Middleton

    Paperback (Macdonald, July 22, 1982)
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  • The Vikings

    Michael Gibson

    Hardcover (Macdonald Educational, March 15, 1976)
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  • The Greeks

    H D F Kitto

    Paperback (London: Penguin 1957. (Pelican Books), Aug. 16, 1957)
    The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved 'a totally new conception of what human life was for'. Elaborating on that claim, the author explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece.

  • The Egyptians

    Anne Millard

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, June 1, 1978)
    Introduces the civilization of the ancient Egyptians.
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  • The Aztecs

    Judith Crosher

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, June 1, 1978)
    Surveys in words and pictures the life of the Norsemen from the ninth through the eleventh centuries, recording their customs in peace and war
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  • The Ancient Chinese

    Lai P. Kan

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, Aug. 1, 1981)
    Describes science, religion, medicine, agriculture, trade, transportation, art, education, leisure activities, and city life in China from 2000 B.C. to 900 A.D
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  • People in the Past: Ancient Egyptian Jobs

    Mallam Williams

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Dec. 10, 2002)
    A topic based approach to a great civilisation through five books, each covering a different aspect of that civilisation. The history in these books explores how people lived and draws out what our own society has learnt from the ancient civilisation. Focuses on primary sources and what they tell us about people, events and changes in the society in question. Each book contains: - further reading and websites - glossary and index

  • Ancient Greeks, The

    Lequime And Vernerey

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1992)
    A glimpse into the lives of the ancient Greeks explores Greece's unique political organization as well as the worlds of the gods, the theater, and the Olympic games.
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  • Joseph and His Brothers

    Catherine Storr, Chris Molan

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Dec. 1, 1982)
    Retells in simple text and illustrations the Old Testament story of the conflict between Joseph and his brother.
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  • Incas, The

    Cottie Arthur Burland

    Paperback (Macdonald, Sept. 15, 1978)
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  • The Prodigal Son

    Catherine Storr, Gavin Rowe

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, June 1, 1983)
    Retells the story of the wayward son whose return home gladdened his father's heart.
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  • The Egyptians

    Anne Millard

    Paperback (Macdonald Educational, March 15, 1975)
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