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  • China and the World in the Liangzhu Era

    by Minghui Chen ...
    Translated by Yi Zhang ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book aims to portray ancient civilizations and the development of early states in China and the rest of the world during the Liangzhu period. From a global perspective, it describes the ancient Egyptian, Sumerian and Harappan civilizations, as well as lesser-known civilizations such as the Cyclades and Caral, underscoring the similarities and differences between their central settlements, ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

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  • The Horse, the Wheel, and Language

    How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

    by David W. Anthony ...
    Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even Nazis seeking the roots of the Aryan race. The Horse, the ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Silk Road

    A Very Short Introduction

    by James A. Millward ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean

    The Birth of Eurasia

    by Barry Cunliffe ...
    By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today. Set on a huge continental stage, from Europe to China, it is a tale covering over 10,000 years, from the origins of farming around 9000 BC to the expansion of the Mongols in the thirteenth century AD. An unashamedly 'big history', it charts the development of ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Ancient Egypt

    by Sherman Hollar ...
    Series series Ancient Civilizations
    The iconic pyramids and striking hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt are but a limited representation of the resplendent culture that once inhabited the Nile Valley. The ancient Egyptians developed sophisticated societies and belief systems, bestowing the world with plenitudes in the way of intellectual and cultural achievement. The vibrance of the ancient Egyptian life—from the dynasties to the masses ... Read more

    $30.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Silk Road in World History

    by Xinru Liu ...
    Series series New Oxford World History
    The Silk Road was the contemporary name for a complex of ancient trade routes linking East Asia with Central Asia, South Asia, and the Mediterranean world. This network of exchange emerged along the borders between agricultural China and the steppe nomads during the Han Dynasty (206BCE-220CE), in consequence of the inter-dependence and the conflicts of these two distinctive societies. In their ... Read more

    $115.19 USD

  • Magic of the Pyramids

    My adventures in Archeology

    by Zahi Hawass ...
    “World-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass. He is one of the world’s authorities on the Giza pyramids, and has spent his life excavating around the pyramids and the Sphinx. He made major important discoveries such as the tombs of the pyramid builders and the secret doors inside the pyramid of Khufu.Dr. Hawass has received fi ve honorary doctorates from different international universities and was ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ancient Egypt

    Anatomy of a Civilization

    by Barry J. Kemp ...
    This fully revised and updated third edition of the bestselling Ancient Egypt seeks to identify what gave ancient Egypt its distinctive and enduring characteristics, ranging across material culture, the mindset of its people, and social and economic factors.In this volume, Barry J. Kemp identifies the ideas by which the Egyptians organized their experience of the world and explains how they ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • A History of Ancient Egypt

    From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid

    by John Romer ...
    From the renowned Egyptologist, the first volume in a two-book series on the history of Egypt that brings the ancient world to life.Famed archaeologist John Romer draws on a lifetime of research to tell one history's greatest stories; how, over more than a thousand years, a society of farmers created a rich, vivid world where one of the most astounding of all human-made landmarks, the Great ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ancient Egypt: All That Matters

    by Barry J Kemp ...
    For three thousand years a dominant force, Ancient Egypt is arguably the most successful and longest lasting human civilization yet. In this pacy guide, world renowned Egyptologist Professor Barry Kemp seeks to explain why Ancient Egypt was able to thrive with such stability for such a long time. The answers may be surprising - Kemp shows that human rights and career progression played an ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Ancient Egypt

    An Introduction

    by Salima Ikram ...
    This book provides an introduction to one of the greatest civilizations of all time – ancient Egypt. Beginning with a geographical overview that explains the development of Egyptian belief systems as well as its subsequent political development, it examines methodology, the history of the discipline of Egyptology, religion, social organization, urban and rural life, and death. It also includes a ... Read more

    $47.59 USD

  • The Silk Road

    Explore the World's Most Famous Trade Route with 20 Projects

    by Kathy Ceceri ...
    Illustrated by Kathy Ceceri ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    From Roman times until the Age of Exploration, the Silk Road carried goods and ideas across Central Asia between two major centers of civilization, the Mediterranean Sea and China. In The Silk Road: Explore the World's Most Famous Trade Route, readers ages 9–12 will learn about the history, geography, culture, and people of the Silk Road region.Marco Polo was just one of many who set out on the ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus