02441cam a2200421 i 4500 2810940377 TxAuBib 20260714120000.0 240422s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780744092899 hardback 0744092892 hardback (OCoLC)1430754451 TxAuBib rda Willis, Justine, author. Ancient Worlds : Travel Back in Time and Discover the First Great Civilizations / written by Justine Willis. Smithsonian ancient worlds. First American edition. New York, NY : DK/Penguin Random House, 2024. 32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 x 36 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier cri rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes index. Includes a glossary. Ancient worlds -- Civilizations through time -- The pyramid builders town -- A thriving community -- Honoring the moon god -- Ocean explorers -- New Year festival -- A day in the agora -- A clash of mighty armies -- A royal burial -- Port city under attack -- Soldiers and traders -- A day at the races -- A prince comes of age -- Piecing together the past. "Ancient Worlds is a tour through history's most influential civilizations between 3000 BCE and 750 CE, capturing moments that reveal the culture and technology that made them great. From Sumer, the worlds earliest civilization, to the heyday of the Mayan Empire, the tour crosses every continent, taking in developments in urban planning, art and architecture, religion, warfare, trade, and cultural exchange. Discover how deep knowledge of the Sun, sea, and stars enabled ancient seafarers to navigate the Pacific Ocean; witness the highs and lows of a thrilling chariot race in the Roman Empires greatest hippodrome; and marvel at the military might of the Mauryan Empire and its 9,000 war elephants"-- Provided by publisher. 20260714. Civilization, Ancient Juvenile literature. Civilization, Ancient. History, Ancient Juvenile literature. History, Ancient.