From building techniques and making textiles to creating accurate calendars and understanding the human body. Six books that show how each civilisation gradually developed their knowledge and applied it, making advances that would dramatically and permanently change how people lived.

 

This book is part of a book series called Technology in the Ancient World .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .

Charlie Samuels is an experienced author of history books for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Introduction
• 1: Technological Background
• 1: Rivers and Canals
• 1: Farming and Irrigation
• 1: Water
• 1: Pottery
• 1: Building
• 1: Cities
• 1: Ziggurats
• 1: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• 1: Transportation
• 1: The Wheel
• 1: Astronomy and Astrology
• 1: Writing
• 1: Numbers, Weights and Measures
• 1: Weapons and Warfare
• 1: Crafts
• 1: Metals and Mining
• 1: Weaving and Dyeing
• 1: Medicine
• 1: Timeline
• 1: Glossary, Further Information and Index