Books with title Ancient Civilizations Explained

Ancient history covers a vast period from the first written records about five thousand years ago to the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE. During this period the world was richly varied in its social, political, economic, and cultural life. This handy reference book is organized around twelve great civilizations, including ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China, as well as societies of Africa, South Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Each chapter focuses on a civilizations key social and technological developments and includes a timeline. Notable cultural achievements are highlighted with color photos of ancient art and artifacts.

Racing out of the east, their origins unknown, a new breed of barbarian arrived on the Roman frontier in time to find the Imperial Juggernaut on its last legs. Their warriors were taught to ride before they learned to walk, and they crafted a compound bow that was more powerful than anything the Romans had seen. The Huns were warrior nomads who arrived in Europe, breaking the fragile peace that had existed along the Roman border. Scores of barbarian tribes fled before the Huns, invading Rome in an effort to get away from the demon horse lords. As Rome was dealing with the conflagrations all along its borders, it found in the Huns an adversary they could not fight; so Rome paid for peace. Paying tribute to the Huns was enough to cause many believe that the End of Days had arrived, that the Huns were a scourge that had been sent by God against the wickedness of the Romans. Revelations had said that the Antichrist would be preceded by Four Horsemen; Attila arrived with over Forty Thousand. For the Romans, the arrival of the Huns would indeed be the signal for Judgment Day, for the beginning of the end.

Introduce the majesty of Ancient India with these fascinating facts and projects: research the lost civilizations; discover the birth of written language; introduce the art of writing poetry; develop a system of counting, weighing and measuring; make jewelry, design a coin, build a story wall, wrap up in a saree or turban, create grocery bag bark pictures and much more!

The legacy of past civilizations is still with us today. Explore major historical developments, cultural and scientific contributions, and the continuing impact of these past civilizations. Features include a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline, Essential Facts, Artifact Spotlights, and maps and infographics. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Ancient Civilizations Etruscans introduces students to an ancient civilization shrouded in mystery and its people, the Etruscans. Although, to date, no manuscripts have been discovered and scholars have had little success in translating the Etruscan alphabet, archaeological discoveries have uncovered a multitude of artifacts that offer insights into their daily lives.

If your child is struggling with social science, then this book is for you; the short book covers the topic and also contains 10 discussion questions, 10 activities, and 20 quiz style questions. This subject comes from the book “Fifth Grade Social Science (For Homeschool or Extra Practice)”; it more thoroughly covers more fifth grade topics to help your child get a better understanding of fifth grade social science. If you purchased that book, or plan to purchase that book, do not purchase this, as the activities are the same.