Books with title A Primary Source Guide to Italy

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Ancient peoples called this mountainous land Anatolia, but in the twentieth century; under Atatuk, Turkey's first president, it became known as the Land of the Turks. Turkey has played a major part in the history of civilization. Today Turkey is a republican democracy, and its capital is Ankara. Introduce students to the Blue Mosque, the Dolmabahe Palace, and the three-day festival of Seker Bayrami in this engaging tour of the land that lies in two continents!

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Can you imagine a day when the sun never set? Introduce your students to the Land of the Midnight Sun! In Sweden's northernmost region the sun never rises in the winter and never sets in the summer. Readers will learn about its rich history and customs through primary source material, including Viking rune-stones from the eleventh century and the Constitution of 1809. Students will find A Primary Source Guide to Sweden a fascinating read!

Birthplace of much fine food, art, fashion, and architecture, Italy is a treasure trove of cultural riches. This primary source filled volume draws readers into not only the cultural, but also the fascinating political history of Italy. From the artistry of the Sistine Chapel to the fashions of Milan, to Venice’s tradition of Carnival, readers gain insight into the past, present, and future of Italy’s culture, economy, and government.

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Spain, a land of many mountains, is the second-largest country in western Europe. Spain became a mighty1 world power in the 1500s, thanks to explorers such as Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortes, who set up Spanish colonies in the Americas Readers will he introduced to Spain's government, which is a parliamentary monarchy, its economy, and its Semana Santa religious festival. Popular with tourists. Spain has been an important member of the European Union since 1986.

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Introduce your students to South America's String Bean! From the Atacama Desert to Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, Chile's regions have geographic features that include deserts, lake country, forests, pampas, volcanoes, and glaciers. Primary source images such as Pedro de Valdivia's 1541 document establishing Chile as a Spanish colony, an example of Mapuche weaving, and a petroglyph, called the Birdman, from Easter Island, will introduce readers to Chile's fascinating story.

India's traditional cuisine, clothing, architectural wonders, and diverse peoples are documented in this comprehensive volume on the Indian subcontinent. Readers will learn about the caste system, karma, festivals like Deepavali and Holi, and important Indian leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Indira Gandhi. From the grandeur of the Taj Mahal to spring celebrations in rural villages, this rich primary-source tour offers readers an engaging introduction to India's land, politics, and culture.