Ancient world

Abstract

Includes index

Surveys the history of the ancient world from the earliest farmers to the fall of the Roman Empire

When? where? how? -- First farmers -- First towns -- First civilization -- Crafts and trade -- Kings and war -- Farmers of the Nile Valley -- Mummies and pyramids -- Cities of the Indus Valley -- Europe's first villages -- Monument builders -- Palaces and legends -- Life on Crete -- Palaces and tombs -- Warriors and traders -- Empire of Hammurabi -- Hittite Empire -- Egyptian Empire -- Temples and gods -- Life at home -- People of Canaan -- Raiders of the Mediterranean -- Hebrew kingdoms -- Traders from Phoenicia -- Assyrians at war -- Assyrians at home -- City of Babylon -- Power of Persia -- Greeks at war -- Life in ancient Greece -- City of Athens -- Alexander the Great -- Riders of the plains -- People of early China -- China's first emperor -- Han dynasty -- People of ancient Japan -- Riches of Arabia --Life in ancient Africa -- Ideas of India -- First North Americans -- People of ancient Peru -- Olmecs -- Ancient cities of the Americas -- Celtic tribes -- Rise of Rome -- Roman army -- Life in a Roman town -- Fun and games -- Spread of Christianity -- Fall of Rome -- World time chart -- Word list