Open Court

 

Grade 6

 

Ancient Civilizations

 

 

 

393 Tan                      

           Tanaka, Shelley.  Secrets of the mummies : uncovering the bodies

                of ancient Egyptians.  New York : Hyperion Books for

                Children, c1999.  Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of

                preserving the dead through the process of mummification and

                explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and

                examining mummies.

 

493 Gib                      

           Giblin, James.  The riddle of the Rosetta Stone : key to ancient

                Egypt : illustrated with photographs, prints, and drawings.

                1st HarperTrophy ed.  New York : HarperTrophy, 1992.

                Describes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta

                Stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics.

 

912 Mas                      

           Mason, Antony.  The children's atlas of civilizations : trace the

                rise and fall of the world's great civilizations.

                Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1994.

 

930 Anc                      

           Ancient civilizations, 3000 BC-AD 500.  Alexandria, Va. :

                Time-Life Books, c1998.  Describes the people, culture,

                antiquities, and influences of ancient civilizations,

                starting with early humans and moving chronologically

                through Sumer, Egypt, Nubia, India, China, Israel, Greece,

                Rome, and others.

 

930 Bri                      

           Briquebec, John.  The ancient world : from the earliest

                civilizations to the Roman Empire.  New York : Warwick

                Press, 1990.  Describes historical and social events in

                various parts of the world from the era of the first known

                prehistoric people through the fall of the Roman Empire.

 

930 Ham                      

           The Visual dictionary of ancient civilizations.  1st American ed.

                London ; New York : Boston : D. Kindersley ; Distributed by

                Houghton Mifflin, 1994.  Depicts the great civilizations of

                the ancient world, describing art, artifacts and

                architecture.

 

930 Mad                      

           Madgwick, Wendy, 1946-.  Ancient civilizations.  1st ed.  New

                York : Kingfisher, 2000.  Questions and answers explore

                various aspects of ancient civilizations, including the

                Greeks, Romans, Assyrians, Hittites, and others.

 

930.1 Lau                    

           Lauber, Patricia.  Tales mummies tell.  1st ed.  New York :

                Crowell, c1985.  Explains how the study of mummies, both

                natural and man-made, including a frozen baby mammoth found

                in Siberia and the human mummies of Egypt, Peru, and

                Denmark, can reveal information about ancient civilizations

                and prehistoric life.

 

930.1 Pan                    

           Panchyk, Richard.  Archaeology for kids : uncovering the

                mysteries of our past : 25 acivities.  1st ed.  Chicago :

                Chicago Review Press, c2001.  Provides an overview of the

                archaeological process, from research and funding to dating

                and preservation; describes what archaeology has revealed

                about the earliest peoples, the Ice Age and New Stone Age,

                Greece and Rome, and the New World; and discusses

                archaeology from periods of written history.

 

937 McN                      

           McNeill, Sarah.  Ancient Romans at a glance.  1st ed.  New York :

                P. Bedrick Books, c1998.  An illustrated survey of the

                history and culture of ancient Roman civilization.

 

937 Sim                      

           Simpson, Judith.  Ancient Greece.  [Alexandria, VA] : Time-Life

                Books, c1997.  Explores the history of the early

                civilizations of Greece, as well as their architecture, art,

                poetry, drama, and music.

 

939.4 Civ                    

           Civilizations of the Middle East.  Milwaukee : Raintree

                Publishers, c1989.  Traces the history of Sumeria, Babylon,

                Assyria, Israel, Persia, Greece, and Rome from the Neolithic

                Age until the spread of Christianity.

 

950 Civ                      

           Civilizations of Asia.  Milwaukee : Raintree Publishers, c1989.

                Discusses the civilizations of China, Japan, India,

                Indochina, Indonesia, Australia, and Oceania from the

                beginnings of time until about 600 A.D.

 

950 Maj                      

           Major, John S.  The silk route : 7,000 miles of history.  [New

                York] : HarperCollins, c1995.  Traces the history and

                purpose of the legendary trade route between China and

                Byzantium during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906).

 

970.01 Civ                   

           Civilizations of the Americas.  Milwaukee : Raintree Publishers,

                c1989.  Describes the early civilizations of North, Central,

                and South America through the time of Columbus.

 

B Con                        

           Freedman, Russell.  Confucius : the golden rule.  New York :

                Arthur A. Levine Books, 2002.

 

Mag                          

           Kids discover.  New York, NY : Kids Discover, c1991-.