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011415
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New York, Facts On File, 2003.
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96pWhite Spine
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Cultural atlas for young people
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Divides the diverse cultures of North and South America, the brilliant civilizations that flourished long before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
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Introduction
Table of dates
An overview of America -
The land and people
The first Americans
Exploration and conquest
Part one:
The History of North America -
North America: land and climate
North America after the ICe
The Arctic
Inuit life
The burial mound builders
The temple mound builders
Mount sites
The Northern Iroquoians
The great plains
Life on the plains
The far west
The southwest
Mimbress pottery
Southwest sites I
Southwest sites 2
Hopi ritual drama
Northwest coast
Part Two:
THe History of Latin America -
Latin America: Land and climate
Mesoamerica after the Ice Age
Olmec civilization
Mesoamerican sites I
Mesoamerican sites 2
Maya civilizations
Maya civilizations - Sites
The Toltec empire
The Toltec empire - Sites
The Aztec empire
The Aztec capital
The Antilles and Colombia
The Central Andes
Nazca: lines in the desert
Central Andean sites
The Inca
The Inca empire - Sites
Inca travel
Andean mummies and textiles
Latin America today
Glossary
Further reading
Gazetteer
Index
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0816051453 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
011610 | 970.01/WOO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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011418
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New York, Facts On File, 2004.
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96pWhite Spine
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Cultural atlas for young people
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Maps, charts, illustrations, and text trace the history and culture of ancient Greece.
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Introduction
Table of dates
Part one:
A History of Greece -
Minoans and Mycenaeans
The Dark Age: Homer's Greece
The siege of Troy
Aristocrats and poets
Colonization
Magna Graecia and the tyrants
The warlike spartans
Athens and democracy
War against Persia
The Trirema, Greek warship
Hoplites - Greek fighters
Wars of the Athenian Empire
The siege of Plataia
Greek coinage
Trade, seadaring, and slaves
The Spartan Empire
Philip and the Rise of Macedon
Royal Tombs of Macedon
Alexander's campaigns
The successor kingdoms
Part two:
Culture and Society -
Northwest Greece
Southwest Greece
Northeast Greece
Southeast Greece
Knossos and Santorini
Palaces at Mycenae and Pylos
Myths of blood
Gods and goddesses of Olympos
The oracle at Delphi
Olympia, site of the games
The ancient Olympic games
City of Athens
The Akropolis at Athens
Sculptures of the Parthenon
Painting on pottery
Everyday life in Athens
Spartan life
The secluded world of women
Entertainment at the theater
Houses at Olynthos
Glossary
Further reading
Gazetteer
Index
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0816051461 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
011607 | 938/POW | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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011416
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New York, Facts On File, 2004.
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95White Spine
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Cultural atlas for young people
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Text, maps, illustrations, charts, tables, and chronologies depict the history, society, and political life of ancient Rome and its vast empire.
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Introduction
Table of dates
Part One:
The History of an Empire -
A land called Italy
The mysterious Etruscans
The beginnings of Rome
War with Carthage
The Legions
Early years of crisis
Republican Rome
The rise of Julius Caesar
Roman men and women
Pompeii - struck by disaster
The empire of Augustus
Trajan's army
Provinces and frontiers
Men of power: the emperors
Roman religion
The roman baths
Imperial Rome
Arena and stadium
The later emoire
The Roman ship
Part two:
The Geography of an Empire -
Africa
Africa - Sites
Spain
The Roman town
Gaul and Germany
Gaul and Germany - Sites
Buildings and technology
Britain
Britain - Sites
The Roman villa
The Danube
Greece
Greece - Sites
Asia minor
Asia minor - Sites
Town and city life
The exotic east
The east - Sites
Egypt
Glossary
Further reading
Gazetteer
Index
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081605147X Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
011609 | 937/COR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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011417
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Publication |
New York, Facts On File, 2004.
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Description |
96pWhite Spine
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Cultural atlas for young people
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Maps, charts, illustrations, and text explore the history and culture of the Middle Ages.
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Contents |
Introduction
Table of dates
Europe
Part one:
A History of Mdeieval Europe -
Europe 350-1500 CE
The Barbarian movements
The Empire of Justinian
Ravenna
Carolingian Europe
Sutton Hoo
Viking expansion
The Byzantine Empire
The Plantagenet Empire
The Bayeux Tapestry
Domesday book
The Crusades
The German Empire
The Medieval church
Education
Cathedral-building
Stories in stained glass
Medieval arts and crafts
Science, medicine, and printing
Part two:
The Lands of Medieval Europe -
Travel
France
France - Sites
Italy
Italy - Sites
Trade
The britis Isles
Castles
The countryside
Spain and Portugal
Mapmaking
Journey to Compostela
Central Europe
Everyday life
Southeastern Europe
Northeastern Europe
A Russian village
Scandinavia
Scandinavia - Sites
Glossary
Further reading
Gazetteer
Index
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081605150X Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
011608 | 909.07/COR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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