Keep boredom at bay and become an ancient history expert with this quick-fire guide! With 100 carefully chosen words, each explained in just 100 words, this bookprovides a quick and fun insight into the characters, events and inventions of the ancient world. With entries onthe Egyptians, the Phoenicians, the Minoans, the Greeks,and the Romans, this book is an easy way to gain a rounded knowledge of the subject area, while also sparking discussion and provoking thought from readers, young and old. What were pyramids used for? How did the Romans fight battles? Which Greek inventions are still used today? Each wordisbrought to life with engaging illustrations and absorbing text, sure to inspire the imagination of budding historians.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Discover, In a Nutshell, Magnified .

This book is aimed at children at US 2nd grade-6th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 7-11 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Aurum Press .

Gosia Herba is a professional illustrator, originally from Poland. She's worked as an illustrator of children's books, graphic novels, magazines, music labels and advertisements for nearly 10 years. Clive Gifford is a writer and editor of many bestselling quiz books.