The Kingfisher World History Atlas

THE KINGFISHER ATLAS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD features 17 beautiful, hand-illustrated maps and packed with fascinating information to feed children's interest in the ancient world. Clear, accessible text introduces the civilisation and its history before going on to describe interesting details about that culture's people and the objects and buildings they have left behind. Full-colour photographs add to each spread's appeal. In addition to the main spreads, a small number of feature spreads throughout the book focus more closely on a well-known civilisation, allowing readers to build on their interest and find out more about ever-popular topics such as the ancient Egyptians and imperial Rome.

Journey around the globe and explore 12,000 years of human history from ancient times to the present day. From the hunter-gatherers and pyramid-builders of ancient times, to the space travelers and tech experts of today, The Kingfisher Atlas of World History shows the who, what, where, where, and why of the major events of human history. Delve deep into the world of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; marvel at buildings, empires, conquerors, and cultures of medieval times; follow explorers and empire-builders from the Renaissance to the French Revolution; and examine the endlessly changing world of the modern age. Simon Adam's fascinating text, plus more than 65 beautifully illustrated and detailed maps as well as timelines, photographs, and illustrations, is an authoritative guide to the people, places, and events that have shaped our world.

Journey around the globe and explore 12,000 years of human history from ancient times to present day. From the hunter-gatherers and pyramid-builders of ancient time, to the space travellers and tech experts of today. the Kingfisher Atlas of World History shows the who, what, where, where and why of the major events of human history. Delve deep into the world of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome; marvel at buildings, empires, conquerors and cultures of medieval times; follow explorers and empire-builders from the Renaissance to the French Revolution; and examine the endlessly changing world of the modern age. Simon Adam's fascinating text, plus more than 65 beautifully illustrated and detailed maps as well as timelines, photographs and illustrations, is an authoritative guide to the people, places and events that have shaped our world.

A paperback bind-up edition of the most comprehensive history atlases available for children. This paperback edition combines all four volumes in the series, depicting the world and its people between 10000BCE and the present day. It covers all major human civilisations, from the ancient world to modern times, and examines the core curriculum themes of religion, exploration, colonisation, industry, technology, war and diplomatic relations.

Uses the latest computer technology to generate regional and continental maps which provides, in this volume, an excellent reference tool for home and school.

"A pictorial guide to the world's ancient civilizations from 10000 B.C. to A.D. 1000"--Cover.

Accurate, attractive, and packed with the geographical, topographical, and cartographic information young students need, this new atlas is ideal for school projects. Includes a Mac- and PC-compatible CD-ROM. Full color.

Provides maps, timelines, facts, and trivia on the provinces of Canada, the states of the United States and Mexico, the countries of Central America, and the islands of the Caribbean.