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026174
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London, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2020.
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400pNavy blue spine
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Discover how humans created their world from the objects they left behind from the US Constitution to the first iPhone, in DK's latest history book. From the beginning of human history, the one thing that has defined us is our talent for making things, from basic technology and everyday objects, such as bowls and hand axes, to high-tech inventions, such as supersonic aircraft, smart devices, and Mars rovers. Objects speak volumes about a civilization, telling us how our ancestors lived, as well as what they believed in and valued. A bronze cat mummy shows us how highly the ancient Egyptians valued their feline companions, while a mechanical tiger toy tells the story of rising tensions between an Indian sultan and European colonisers. With stunning, specially commissioned photography, Civilization shows you the objects that our ancestors treasured from the jewellery worn by the Mesopotamians to the prized ritual vessels used by the people of the Shang dynasty and gives you an insight into what gave each culture its own identity. From astrolabes and aeroplanes to vacuum cleaners and X-rays, DK uses its hallmark visual style to weave the extraordinary legacy of our creativity into a unique view of world history that will change the way you see the objects all around us.
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Early Societies
20,000-700 BCE -
Early Humans Shaping the World
The Enigma of the Indus Civilization
The Cradle of Civilization
Egyptian Life and Afterlife
Europe's Bronze Age Warriors
The Mighty Hittites
Palace Societies of the Aegean
The Intrepid Phoenicians
China's First Celestial Empire
The Awe-inspiring Gods of the Andes
The Mystical Land of the Olmec
Ancient Civilizations
700 BCE-600 CE -
The City-states of Ancient Greece
Celtic Kingdoms
The Great Persian Empire
The Artistic Etruscans
The Splendour of Rome
Foreign Rule in Egypt
India's First Empires
The United Kingdoms of China
Yayoi and Kofun Japan
The First Cities of Mesoamerica
The Mysterious Nazca and Moche
Trade and Empire
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Europe's Germanic Kingdoms
Viking Traders and Raiders
The Glory of Byzantium
Islamic Courts and Caliphates
Islamic Cultures of Spain and Africa
Norman Crusaders and Conquerors
The Rise of the Holy Roman Empire
Early Kingdoms of Eastern Europe
Empires of the Mongol Khans
Art and Devotion in Classical India
The Dragon Throne of Imperial China
Buddhism in Medieval Japan
Korea's Golden Kingdoms
Temple Cities of Cambodia
Seljuk and Early Ottoman Realms
Spirit of the American Southwest
The Myth-makers of Mesoamerica
Treasures of the Andes
The Sculptors of Easter Island
Enlightenment and Imperialsim
1450-1750 -
Art and Science in Renaissance Europe
Reformation, War, and Enlightenment
The Height of Ottoman Power
Poetry and Power in the Safavid Empire
Culture in Korea's Last Dynasty
China's Age of Prosperity
Last Days of the Samurai
The Majesty of Mughal India
The Rise of the Maratha Empire
The Merchant Empire of Benin
Ethiopia and the Christian World
European Settlers in the New World
Industry and Independence
1750-1900 -
The Birth of the Industrial Age
Revolution and Republic in France
The Decline of the Austrian Empire
Russia Under the Romanovs
The Race for African Empires
The Empire of the Sikhs
Company Rule and the Raj in India
The Reopening of Japan
Unrest in Late Imperial China
Colonial Struggle in Southeast Asia
Pacific Exploration and Expansion
Settlers in Australia and New Zealand
Revolution in Latin America
Tradition and War in North America
The Birth of the United States
A Shrinking World
1900 to Present -
A Century of Flight
Transport for the Masses
Entertaining the World
Fighting the World Wars
Combating Disease
Life Under the Revolution
The Western Home
Fashion for the People
The Space Age
The Technology of Modern War
Connecting the World
Index
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9780241440575 Hb.
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| 023927 | 909/FEW | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
019444
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New York, Time, 2009.
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122pBlack Spine
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Relates the fascinating tales behind history's greatest discoveries: the prehistoric painted caves of France, the undersea tomb of the Titanic, the sources of the Nile, the tomb of the boy-king Tutankhamen, the lost city of Machu Picchu, Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings, and the continental drift.
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The shock of revelation
The geography of discovery
Exploring the past
Exploring Planet Earth
Exploring life on Earth
Exploring the solar system
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7099210620 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 018375 | 910.9/KNA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
020913
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Historium
/ Nelson, Jo; Wilkinson, Richard (ill.)
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2015
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Surrey, Big Picture Press, 2015.
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95pGrey Spine
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Welcome to the museum! Here you will find a collection of objects from ancient civilisations. Objects of beauty, functionality, war, life, death and burial. As you wander from room to room, explore the magnificence of what civilisations have left behind over thousands of years of human history!"
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Welcome to Historium
What is Archaeology
Timeline of hisotrium objects
Africa -
Southern Africa
Western Africa
Ancient Egypt
America -
The Olmec
The Maya
The Aztecs
The Hopewell
The Pueblo
Asia -
Ancient India
Ancient China
Ancient Japan
Ancient Korea
Europe -
The Celts
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
The Vikings
The Middle East -
Mesopotamia
The ancient Levant
Ancient Persia
Early Islam
Oceania -
Indigenous Australians
Melanesia
Polynesia
The Māori
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9781783701889 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 019492 | 930.1/NEL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
026301
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2021
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London, HarperCollins Publishers, 1981.
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221pDark brown spine
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Two hundred years ago, India was seen as a place with little history and less culture.Today it is revered for a notable prehistory, a magnificent classical age and a cultural tradition unique in both character and continuity. How this extraordinary change in perception came about is the subject of this fascinating book.
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9780008160623 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 024071 | 934/KEA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
027322
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Stockholm, Gidlund: Statens historiska museum, 1984.
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149pBlue spine
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This volume presents a selection of objects from the prehistoric and medieval collections of The Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm.
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9178440106 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| I02660 | 709.485/AND | Main | On Shelf | General | Spanish |
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ID:
009371
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India, Euro Books, 2008.
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32pBlack Spine
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Amazing history
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Takes you on a fascinating journey to discover the mighty cities that have been abandoned and forgotten, all through history.
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What is a lost city?
Ur- the forgotten city
Mohenjo-Daro
Knosos
Troy
Pompeii
Angkor
Teotihuacan
Great Zimbabwe
El Dorado
Tikal
Machu Picchu
Finding lost cities
Glossary
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9788126620065 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 009788 | 930.1/MOR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
011002
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London, Phoenix, 2007.
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xi, 254p
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Prehistory is the story of our species upto the first written record and also an account of the discipline through which we study prehistoric times.
Provides understanding of human existance today.
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PART 1 : THE DISCOVERY OF PREHISTORY
The idea of prehistory
Mapping the human past : Prehistory before 1940
Dating : The radiocarbon revolution
The possibilityof world prehistory
PART II : THE PREHISTORY OF MIND
The sapient paradox
Towards a prehistory of mind
Constructing the community
Worldly goods
Appropriating the cosmos
From prehistory to history
Prospect : The future of prehistory
Figures : Chronology of human development
Furthur reading
Notes and quotes
Bibliography
Index
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9780753824276 Pb.
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ID:
025828
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New York, Penguin Random House, 2015.
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108pBlue Spine
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Where?
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Tells the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made.
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9780448484099 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 023536 | 932/HOO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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025800
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New York, Penguin Random House, 2017.
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108pRed spine
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Where Is?
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Describes the construction and history of the Colosseum, the largest oval amphitheater in the center of Rome, Italy.
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Where is the Colosseum?
How Rome began
Emperors
Roman arenas
The work begins
A close look at the Colosseum
The audience
The city of Rome
Lifestyles of the rich and not so famous
Gladiators
The Colosseum through the ages
Timelines
Bibliography
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9780399541902 Pb.
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| 023528 | 937.6/O'CO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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