1 Mill Things:Ancient Hist
1 Mill Things:Ancient Hist

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-06-20

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0756688302

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One Million Things: Ancient History is a spectacular show-and-tell experience. Observe the night sky to learn about Mayan gods and beliefs, or barter for exotic spices and perfumes in the trade that built Arabian cities. See the First Chinese Emperor's terracotta army returned to its multi-colored splendour, or read a travel guide to the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizatons to see which ancient Mediterranean destination is best for you.

A Million Years in a Day
A Million Years in a Day

Author: Greg Jenner

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2016-06-21

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 125008945X

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Who invented beds? When did we start cleaning our teeth? How old are wine and beer? Which came first: the toilet seat or toilet paper? What was the first clock? Every day, from the moment our alarm clock wakes us in the morning until our head hits our pillow at night, we all take part in rituals that are millennia old. Structured around one ordinary day, A Million Years in a Day reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices we take for granted. In this gloriously entertaining romp through human history, Greg Jenner explores the gradual—and often unexpected—evolution of our daily routines. This is not a story of wars, politics, or great events. Instead, Jenner has scoured Roman rubbish bins, Egyptian tombs, and Victorian sewers to bring us the most intriguing, surprising, and sometimes downright silly historical nuggets from our past. Drawn from across the world, spanning a million years of humanity, this book is a smorgasbord of historical delights. It is a history of all those things you always wondered about—and many you have never considered. It is the story of your life, one million years in the making.

Questions & Answers
Questions & Answers

Author: Capella

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781848371569

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Ancient History gives readers an incredible insight into all aspects of human life in the ancient world. From the earliest civilizations to the medieval period, readers will learn about art, architecture, culture, religion & the remarkable individuals who shaped world history. Also available in same Questions & Answers series are World History, Animal World, Planet Earth, Science, & Space.

Civilizations
Civilizations

Author: Jane McIntosh

Publisher:

Published: 2003-05

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780563488897

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Civilizations takes the reader forward from the earliest days of human settlement to the civilizations of the New World overthrown by the Spanish Conquistadors.

Ancient History
Ancient History

Author: John Morris Roberts

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 920

ISBN-13:

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"A fascinating and highly readable account of humankind's development over 10,000 years in a brilliantly illustrated volume by one of the world's most distinguished historians." -- Publisher's website.

Eyewitness to History
Eyewitness to History

Author: Stephen G. Hyslop

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 1426206526

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History comes alive in this engaging and lavishly illustrated chronicle, which spans world events and people from ancient times to the 21st century. The voices of the great and humble speak to us through songs, documents, edicts, poetry, letters, menus, and even graffiti, revealing each era's conflicts, daily life, arts, science, religion, and enduring influence. Interactive design focuses on the tangible artifacts of history, and magnificent illustrations--including period art, archival photographs, and expertly rendered scenes of long-ago events--bring vivid immediacy and eye appeal to every colorful spread. With its unique emphasis on voices from the past, its competitive price point, and its inviting, innovative design, Eyewitness to History is poised to be THE pick for value-minded customers looking for an absorbing take on world history.

The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

Author: Susan Wise Bauer

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2007-03-17

Total Pages: 897

ISBN-13: 0393070891

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A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own. This is the first volume in a bold series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. Dozens of maps provide a clear geography of great events, while timelines give the reader an ongoing sense of the passage of years and cultural interconnection. This old-fashioned narrative history employs the methods of “history from beneath”—literature, epic traditions, private letters and accounts—to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled. The result is an engrossing tapestry of human behavior from which we may draw conclusions about the direction of world events and the causes behind them.

Strange Objects Which Should Not Exist
Strange Objects Which Should Not Exist

Author: Martin K. Ettington

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-12-30

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 9781653364053

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Many objects have been found from the deep past which should not exist. We are talking about millions to hundreds of millions years ago.The objects described in this book provide lots of evidence that they really originated in the deep past. These things include metal containers found in seams of coal, and spark plugs encased in rock which should not exist.There are also ancient footprints of giants which were created before land animals are believed to have existed.This information along with that from my previous books on ancient civilizations leads to the startling conclusion that an ancient race of giants existed in the distant past.Learn more about what these objects are and how they all tie together to create a vision of an amazing past of civilization on Earth.

Ancient Worlds
Ancient Worlds

Author: Michael Scott

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0465094732

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"As panoramic as it is learned, this is ancient history for our globalized world." -- Tom Holland, author of Dynasty and Rubicon Twenty-five-hundred years ago, civilizations around the world entered a revolutionary new era that overturned old order and laid the foundation for our world today. In the face of massive social changes across three continents, radical new forms of government emerged; mighty wars were fought over trade, religion, and ideology; and new faiths were ruthlessly employed to unify vast empires. The histories of Rome and China, Greece and India-the stories of Constantine and Confucius, Qin Shi Huangdi and Hannibal-are here revealed to be interconnected incidents in the midst of a greater drama. In Ancient Worlds, historian Michael Scott presents a gripping narrative of this unique age in human civilization, showing how diverse societies responded to similar pressures and how they influenced one another: through conquest and conversion, through trade in people, goods, and ideas. An ambitious reinvention of our grandest histories, Ancient Worlds reveals new truths about our common human heritage. "A bold and imaginative page-turner that challenges ideas about the world of antiquity." UPeter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads