From chocolate to chewing gum to the Day of the Dead, the Aztecs continue to influence all aspects of contemporary life. Read this book to find out more about how we encounter links to the ancient world every day.


From longships to clinker ships to a national assembly, Vikings continue to influence all aspects of contemporary life. Read this book to find out more about how we encounter links to the ancient world every day.

From philosophy and democracy to the catapult and the Olympics, the Ancient Greeks continue to influence all aspects of contemporary life. Read this book to find out more about how we encounter links to the ancient world every day.


This series looks at how ancient civilizations have impacted society today. Instead of focusing on a single aspect of a civilization such as its art, or giving a tradition history of a civilization, each book will answer the question, What did the civiliz

This series looks at how ancient civilizations have impacted society today. Instead of focusing on a single aspect of a civilization such as its art, or giving a tradition history of a civilization, each book will answer the question, What did the civiliz