The Usborne Book of the Ancient World describes in detail the world's oldest cultures and civilizations. Beginning with the first farming communities in the Middle East, the book concentrates on the earliest civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia, and the classical world of the Greeks and the Romans. It also looks briefly at the earliest cultures in India, China and Asia Minor. Descriptions of everyday life and artistic and technologicial advances are accompanied by clear historical outlines. The book is densely packed with colourful pictures, maps and diagrams, and includes summaries of dates for quick and easy reference.
The material in this book is also available as three separate titles in the Usborne Illustrated World History series: Early Civilization, The Greeks and The Romans.
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