Exploring Ancient Civilizations Index

Volume 11 is idexes.

Contains more than two hundred alphabetized articles on people, places, and topics related to ancient civilizations such as Greece, Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Babylon, and includes a time line, a glossary, a bibliography, a Web site list, maps, site plans, and thematic and comprehensive indexes.

Offers 249 articles on ancient civilizations, covering such topics as legendary figures and deities, places, philosophy, religion, mythology, and writings, art, education, and technology.

Volume 10 and writings, art, education, and technology.

A journey into the past to explore the first great civilizations. Learning about early settlements, farming, trade, crafts, customs and culture.

Explores ancient civilizations and cultures from the dawn of humankind up to and including the Middle Ages.

This fascinating narrative introduces young readers to the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica. Evolving from their primitive ways to complex societies, these ancient peoples left records for archaeologists to piece together to glean what these peoples were really like more than 3,000 years ago. Among the civilizations examined are the Olmec, Zapotec, Aztec, and Maya. Lands, cultures, religions, and daily life activities are considered, as well as the colossal rock heads of the Olmec that still exist, the maguey plant that the Zapotec grew and used for making houses, and the temple at Chichén Itzá, among other remarkable facts and achievements.