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Life During the Great Civilizations - The Ottoman Empire
Lucile Davis
Library Binding (Blackbirch Press, Jan. 22, 2004)Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.
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Life During the Great Civilizations - The Mongol Empire
Don Nardo
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Sept. 30, 2005)A group of nomadic Asian tribes, the Mongols carved out one of history's greatest empires in the last few medieval centuries. This volume describes their homes, clothing, laws, unique code of honor, unusual religious beliefs, and the brilliant military innovations that made their huge realm a success.
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Life During the Great Civilizations - The Byzantine Empire
Don Nardo
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, June 7, 2005)When the western part of the Roman Empire disintegrated in the fifth and sixth centuries, the eastern part survived and morphed into the Byzantine Empire. The homes, family life, Greek Orthodox religious ideas and practices, and formidable military technology of the Byzantines are detailed in this vividly illustrated volume.
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Ancient Persia
Don Nardo
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 31, 2003)Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.
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Life During the Great Civilizations - Ancient Greece
Don Nardo
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 31, 2003)Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.
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Life During the Great Civilizations - Han
Don Nardo
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Feb. 24, 2004)Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.
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Life During the Great Civilizations - The Roman Empire
Don Nardo
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 31, 2003)Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.
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Life During the Great Civilizations - The Inca
Charles and Linda George
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, March 4, 2005)The Inca Empire of western South America extended 1,800 miles along the Andes, from the northern border of Ecuador to central Chile. Without the wheel or a written language, the Inca controlled the largest empire in the Western Hemisphere until conquered by the Spanish in 1532.
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Life During the Great Civilizations - Song
Scott Ingram
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 31, 2003)Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.
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Life During the Great Civilizations - Aztec
Sheila Wyborny
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 31, 2003)Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.
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Life During the Great Civilizations - The Maya
Charles and Linda George
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 31, 2003)Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.
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Life During the Great Civilizations - The Celts
Sheila Wyborny
Library Binding (Blackbirch Press, April 22, 2005)Celtic civilization once flourished throughout much of western Europe. By A.D. 100, however, Ireland and England were the last remaining Celtic strongholds. The Celts were driven from the rest of Europe by the Greeks, Romans, and Germans. Called barbarians by other civilizations, the Celts actually had a well-organized social structure and religion and were highly skilled in a variety of crafts.
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