An Exploration of the Pivotal Ideas and Institutions of the Past

Through a brilliant integration of cartography, illustrations, and text, each volume guides young readers on exciting voyages through ancient towns and villages and inside homes and gardens to introduce the people, customs, and institutions of bygone civilizations.

Each atlas includes:
-- Full-color maps, supported by explanatory text and illustrations, enhancing coverage
-- Charts, tables, and chronologies that provide ready reference to significant events and periods
-- Special feature spreads focusing on particularly interesting facets of a civilization and its centers that can still be visited today
-- Full-color reconstructions of what life was like at the time that enable young readers to understand the evidence on which history is based.

This volume offers a vivid portrait of the history, people, customs, and institutions of this fascinating civilization and explores the sources of our modern-day knowledge of ancient Egypt.