Books with title The Pocket Timeline of Ancient Greece

Follow the strands of history with these unique teaching aids! A pictorial history of ancient Greece is depicted from the years 3000 B.C. through 146 B.C. Colorfully illustrated with precise detail, the reverse side includes reproducible activity cards for extending classroom activities. Each card comes perforated through the center so that it can be pulled apart to create an extra long (6"" x 68"") continuous timeline for your classroom wall or bulletin board.

Explore the world of the Ancient Greeks, from the earliest farmers and settlers to the great flowering of Greek culture in Classical Athens, and the conquests of Alexander the Great. This Pocket Timeline tells you the story of ancient Greece, with short chapters on the gods, the wars, the Olympic Games, Athens and Sparta, Greek homes and family life, the theater, and the legacy of ancient Greek achievements in the modern world.

After thousands of years, ancient Egypt's monuments, tombs, religion, and way of life still capture the imagination. The Pocket Timeline of Ancient Egypt is a beautifully illustrated guide to this rich and fascinating civilization, from prehistoric times to the reign of Cleopatra. Each chapter of the lively and engaging 32-page book provides a quick but rewarding account of a different period of Egypt's history. Readers learn about life and death in the area around the Nile, the development of farming and writing, and the astonishing engineering achievements of these people. The book is illustrated with dozens of color photos of ancient monuments and atifacts. We see the delicately inscribed seal of queen Sobekneferu; the small statues known as Shabti, which were buried with their owners and were believed to be ready to awake and work in fields when their master demanded it; and the false door in the tomb of Pepy II, constructed to allow his spirit to pass between the worlds of the living and the dead. The eye-catching 12-page fold-out timeline, which can be detached for wall display, unfolds over the same 3,000 years of history as the book, presenting a vivid account of the major events, achievements, and personalities of the ancient Egyption world.

A handy pocket-sized reference to the Aztec culture of ancient Mexico and the civilizations that preceded it At the back of the book is a 12-page foldout timeline which can be detached and displayed on a wall or notice board. It offers an attractive quick visual reference to the key periods, events and developments of ancient central Mexico from the earliest hunter-gatherers, to the growth of farming, the emergence of towns and cities and finally the flourishing of the Aztec empire centered on their lake city of Tenochtitlan. The Aztec culture was virtually destroyed when the Spanish defeated the Aztec king Moctezuma in 1521, changing the course of Mexican history forever. The 32-page book follows the same chronological arrangement, giving supporting information and background. The Aztecs were a great culture but they did not exist alone: they participated in trade, alliances, exploitation, tribute and warfare with surrounding peoples of Mexico. Exchanges included technologies (farming, building); ideas (beliefs about the natural and supernatural worlds, social and political systems); means of expression (writing, symbolical systems and art, calendars and mathematical systems); valuable goods (obsidian, jade, feather-work, shells) and even people (such as craftsmen). Both book and timeline are richly illustrated throughout with color photographs, including numerous objects from museum collections. * 12-page detachable foldout timeline, perfect for wall display * For children and adults, perfect for school or home * Colorful, clear layout * 32-page book supports and expands on the information in the timeline * Authoritative information and wonderful images