Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Fulfills the standards: "Culture," "Time, Continuity, and Change," "People, Places, and Environments," and "Individuals, Groups, and Institutions" from the National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Standards for Middle School. Fulfills the standards "Historical Comprehension" from the National History Education Standards for World History Grades 5-12.
Synopsis
Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.