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"Living Through History" is a complete Key Stage 3 course which brings out the exciting events in history. The course is available in two different editions, Core and Foundation. Every core title in the series has a parallel Foundation edition. Each Evaluation Pack includes the Assessment and Resource Pack and a free compendium volume student book. The resource packs include a variety of tasks which students should find interesting and enjoyable. They also include differentiated exercises to pro...

Light up the past as you enter an Egyptian tomb. Who is inside the sarcophagus? What do the strange hieroglyphics mean? How did the Egyptians preserve dead bodies?

Using archaeological evidence and excellent artwork, this book explores Ancient Greece in all its aspects and helps readers to draw their own conclusions about civilization from the evidence available. The Facts About the Ancient Greeks explores the basic facts about this fascinating period through a series of direct questions such as 'What did people do in their spare time?' 'Did people have families like ours?' or 'Who ruled the country?'.>

This book reveals the treasures of the Egyptian civilization that lasted 3,000 years. It takes the reader on a memorable journey down the Nile, visiting remarkable sites such as Thebes, Memphis, and the pyramids of Giza.

The Roman Empire draws on many sources from many lands and gives students a picture of the achievements and problems of an empire that covered such a large geographical area.

This title focuses on how human society and lifestyle evolved, from the time of the earliest humans. The book enables the reader to compare how peoples from opposite ends of the globe gew into great civilizations - or did not - and discover why. Each of the world's major early civilizations and cultures is investigated in turn, from the dramatic changes during the Stone Age and the ancient river valley civilizations of Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley and the Nile, to the continuing cultures of the...

Engaging and entertaining reference guide about Ancient Greece - perfect for younger readers. From famous Gods to the inside of temples, let your child get all the homework help they need, and learn all about Ancient Greece with this comprehensive reference book for kids. Eyewitness Ancient Greece also includes a giant fold-out wall chart full of facts, perfect for bedrooms or classrooms. Packed with all the essential information from the previous edition, Eyewitness Ancient Greece is now more...

Be an eyewitness to Ancient Greece Watch the past come to life: from how Greek athletes did the long-jump to why Socrates drank hemlock – explore the history, daily life, beliefs, and achievements of this amazing civilisation, whose influence can still be seen today. Get the picture using the clip-art CD with over 100 amazing images to download. Then use the giant pull-out wallchart to decorate your room. Great for projects or just for fun, this fact-packed guide and CD shows and tells...

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all trueBorn into the richest dynasty in the world, young Cleopatra has always dreamed of glory and empire. And when she defeats her brother and sister to become Pharaoh of Egypt, she is certain the gods have chosen her for greatness. But then Julius Caesar's war-fleet sails into her harbour - and suddenly her country's destiny hangs by a thread ...Join Dominic Sandbrook as we fo...

People have always wanted to live forever. This superb collection of photographs brings the story of how the ancient Egyptians and many other societies around the world preserved their dead as well as the facts about ancient bodies accidentally preserved by ice and sand vividly to life. Learn how different societies prepared for death and see the bodies that escaped the ravages of time from a man sacrificed and thrown into a bog in England in 300 B.C. to a woman freeze-dried in a cave in Gre...

This series brings together some of the wealth of primary source material - things people wrote at the time, in letters, plays, shopping lists, inventories and tombstones - to reveal the everyday lives of men and women of the time. In this case, the period when Rome was the centre of the world, the time of the Romans. Ages 10+.

The Roman Empire is an essential and unique resource for teaching and learning about the issues and events that characterise the history of the Roman peoples and their world. It never lets go of the period's story, providing innovative and exciting opportunities to examine the Big Picture and Investigate particular topics. Did you know that archaeologists have found ancient huts on the Palatine Hill in Rome, right where legends claim Romulus founded the city; the government paid for free corn...

This text opens with a description of the origins of the great civilization of ancient Greece, from the Minoans to the Classical era, including the birth of democracy and the rise to power of the great city states of Athens and Sparta. It ends with an account of the Hellenistic age when the power of the city states waned, but the ideas they spawned began to be taken up by the rest of the world. In between, aspects of ancient Greek life is looked at, including religion, art, science and philosoph...

A companion to The Ancient Greeks, this book focuses on the principal Roman historical figures and their epochs--from Hannibal and Julius Caesar to Saint Augustine--and discusses the significance of the Roman people's development in Western history. It also covers the Greek and Etruscan heritage of the Romans; Roman art, architecture, and engineering; and the development of politics and law. The Ancient Romans incorporates readings and quotations from original sources, a brief bibliography, and...

This series introduces readers to the lives of ancient peoples, including their social, economic, political and cultural beliefs and practices.

If Jesus were to sit down with you right now and have a DTR (Define the Relationship) conversation, how would you respond? In Not a Fan Student Edition, bestselling author Kyle Idleman challenges you to go beyond fandom into a true follower relationship with Jesus.  If someone asked, "Are you a fan of Jesus?", how would you answer? You attend every movie featuring a certain actor, you know the stats of your sports hero, and you can recite lyrics from your favorite songs. That’s a fan. But are y...