Summary: Over the centuries civilizations rise and fall. Before European explorers reached the shores of North and Central America, a great empire arosethe Aztecs. Leaving their original home in the north, the Aztecs came south, looking for the right place to build their dream city. They chose the most unlikely of places to settlea snakefilled, barren island in the middle of a swamp. But with their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 972 AZTSummary: Western society owes a lot to the Romans. Parts of our government, language, even culture can be traced back there. Here, you can join the Roman legion marching across Europe. Watch the Roman Senate as they scheme their way into power. Join the crowd in the Circus Maximus to watch the chariot races. In ancient Rome, families liked to go on vacation and lounge by the sea. They went to market,...
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 ROMSummary: Fierce warriors, remarkable navigators, savvy businessmen avid board gamers, fashionable dressers--the Viking people were all these things during their golden age from AD 780 to 1100. Everyone feared the sight of a Viking longship coming in from the sea or down the river. But the Vikings weren't just conquerors. They settled, traded, and grew wealthy. The adventurous Vikings had reached the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2019