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Summary: This series covers history from 3500 B.C. to the 1780's. This course analyzes civilizations by looking at their geographic and political environments, their technologies, economies, social institutions, and cultural achievements. Students will look at history from new perspectives, come to understand the connections between human beings despite time and distance, and appreciate the lasting...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1995

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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 WOR
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Summary: Presents the parallels between the two great American societies of the Aztecs and the Incas, both of which fell to the Spanish conquistadores of the sixteenth century. Includes re-creations of lost cities such as Tenochtitlan and Machu Picchu.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Kultur International Films 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.018 EMP

Connelly, Joan Breton

Summary: "A revolutionary new understanding of the most famous and influential building in the world, a thesis that calls into question our basic understanding of the ancient civilization that we most identify with. For more than two millennia, the Parthenon hasbeen revered as the symbol of Western culture, the epitome of the ancient society from which we derive our highest ideals. It was understood to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 Connelly

Willis, Justine

Summary: ". . . a tour through history's . . . civilizations between 3000 BCE and 750 CE, capturing moments that reveal the culture and technology that made them great. From Sumer, the world's earliest civilization, to the heyday of the Maya, the tour crosses every continent, taking in developments in urban planning, art and architecture, religion, warfare, trade, and cultural exchange"--BTCat.

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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 930 WIL

Noble, Thomas F. X.

Summary: Explores the five momentous centuries that link the Classical and Modern worlds and shows how the fall of the Roman Empire gave rise to three great civilizations: Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Caliphate. Examines many features of the period between A.D. 253 and A.D. 750, including the development of these unique civilizations, their memorable political and religious...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 LAT

Fullman, Joe.

Summary: Introduces young readers to some of the most fascinating ancient civilizations in the world's history and the legacies they left behind, from the intriguing world of pharaohs in Ancient Egypt, to the arts of Greece and Rome, to the amazing culture of the Mayans.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930 FUL

Long, David

Summary: Spanning continents and covering thousands of years, this fun, lively book shows how the people of these vanished civilizations lived and how their societies evolved. Explore the lives of ancient Greek Gods, meet fearsome gladiators from ancient Rome and uncover the mystery of the Aztecs.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2020

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Manning, Mick

Summary: "An exciting, action-packed introduction to prehistory, from first life on Earth to the beginning of recorded history." -- back cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Otter-Barry Books, Little Orchard 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930 MAN

Summary: Explore the astounding accomplishments of the ancient North Americans and their significant American legacy.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2018

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970 Bar
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Institution 1993

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 930.02 SCA

Hull, Robert

Summary: Examines the legacy of ancient Greece through its seafaring adventures, including war on land and sea, trade, and the proliferation of Greek colonies throughout the Mediterranean region.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 1999

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 938 HUL

Armstrong, Karen

Summary: In the ninth century BCE, the peoples of four distinct regions of the civilized world created the religious and philosophical traditions that have continued to nourish humanity to the present day: Confucianism and Daoism in China, Hinduism and Buddhism in India, monotheism in Israel, and philosophical rationalism in Greece. Later generations further developed these initial insights, but we have...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 200.9 ARM

Summary: Television programs on the history of the Colosseum and Stonehenge. Nova sent archaeological teams to each site to test their hypotheses using traditional building techniques.

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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2006

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SEC

Keahey, John

Summary: "A travel narrative following three ancient roads and looking at more than two thousand years of history of Ancient Rome through the modern eye. In 66 B.C., young, ambitious Julius Caesar, seeking recognition and authority, became the curator of the Via Appia. He borrowed significant sums to restore the ancient highway. It was a way to curry favor from Roman citizens in villages along the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 KEA

Woods, Michael

Summary: Introduces the military tactics of ancient societies, describing the development of weapons, military strategy, defensive walls, seige warfare, guerillas, and warships in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.0209 WOO

National Society Women Descendants of the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Society 1940

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17 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 973.206 NAT VOL 16
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Lemelman, Martin

Summary: "The thrilling true story of an ancient plant, wonderfully reborn in the modern era through the hard work of two female scientists. Thousands of years ago, in a time of rebellion, the Jewish people fought against their Roman rulers. The brutal Emperor Titus ordered the destruction of everything precious to the Jews: towns, villages, even their beloved Judean date palm trees. Centuries passed....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2023

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Dickmann, Nancy

Summary: Unearth our ancient world, continent by continent, with this amazing kids atlas. Explore over 40 historical cultures, societies and civilizations from across the planet. Mind-blowing maps bring history to life and show the rise and fall of mighty empires over time. Plus discover where the remains of our planet's ancient history can be found today! From the Persian Empire to Ancient China, the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Publications 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930 DIC

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930 DIC

Beard, Mary

Summary: "From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 yearsWhat does the face of power look like? Who getscommemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book-against a background of today's "sculpture...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709.02 BEA

Kousser, Rachel Meredith

Summary: This biography of Alexander the Great's final years focuses on his seven-year journey through the unknown eastern borderlands of the Persian empire to reach Afghanistan and fulfill his quest to rule the world.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wld Kousser

Chandler, Fiona.

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

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1999

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 930 CHA

Graziosi, Barbara.

Summary: "The gods of Olympus are the most colorful characters of Greek civilization: even in antiquity, they were said to be cruel, oversexed, mad, or just plain silly. Yet for all their foibles and flaws, they proved to be tough survivors, far outlasting classical Greece itself. In Egypt, the Olympian gods claimed to have given birth to pharaohs; in Rome, they led respectable citizens into orgiastic...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co 2014

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Oliphant, Margaret.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble 1992

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Ehrman, Bart D.

Summary: In The Triumph of Christianity, Bart Ehrman, a master explainer of Christian history, texts, and traditions, shows how a religion whose first believers were twenty or so illiterate day laborers in a remote part of the empire became the official religion of Rome, converting some thirty million people in just four centuries. The Triumph of Christianity combines deep knowledge and meticulous...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 270 EHR

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