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1980
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A dark fatalism pervades the history of ancient Mexico. Over thousands of years, succession of highly developed cultures emerged, their cities dominated by massive pyramids dedicated to blood-thirsty gods. Yet, for all their power and sophistication, the final Mexican empire was destroyed by a mere handful of gold-seeking Spanish invaders.
5) The Greeks
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[1989]
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Discusses the civilization of ancient Greece, including the hunting, medicine, clothing, religion, laws, legends, and recreation.
7) The Aztecs
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1990.
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Surveys the culture, government, religion, and achievements of the Aztecs and the collapse of their empire with the arrival of the Spanish under Cortez.
10) The Vikings
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1990.
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Describes the culture, religion, literature, daily life, and voyages of the Vikings and why the civilization declined after 300 years.
12) The Aztec world
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©1994
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"Well-illustrated overview of the Aztec empire and society's development drawn from ethnohistoric sources and excavations at major imperial centers. Basic introduction for nonspecialists"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
14) Ancient Rome
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the different aspects of ancient Rome including its history, government, religion, sports, art, architecture, everyday life, and the legacy ancient Rome left behind.
16) Ancient Egypt
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Provides a history of ancient Egypt, with emphasis on religion and politics, and discusses such modern-day discoveries as King Tut's tomb through which that history was revealed.
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Susan L. Einbinder is Professor of Hebrew Literature at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.
When Crusader armies on their way to the Holy Land attacked Jewish communities in the Rhine Valley, many Jews chose suicide over death at the hands of Christian mobs. With their defiant deaths, the medieval Jewish martyr was born. With the literary commemoration of the victims, Jewish martyrology followed. Beautiful Death examines the evolution of a long-neglected...
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Children can try their hand at re-creating ancient Israelite culture along with the cultures of their neighbors, the Philistines and Phoenicians in a way that will provide perspective on current events. The book covers a key period from the Israelites settlement in Canaan in 1200 B.C.E. to their return from exile in Babylonia in 538 B.C.E. This part of the Middle East no larger than modern-day Michigan was the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity,...