Ancient Places and/or Civilizations Chapters

The very land we call "ours" once belonged to others. How did ancient people live on that land? What was important to them? Are we more alike than we are different? Explore this collection to find answers.

Although Marcus Aurelius helps the poor, he persecutes Christians.

Leonidas, King of Sparta, prepares to lead a Greek army against Xerxes, King of Persia, and his Immortals.

T-Rex is an extinct, North American meat-eating dinosaur first rediscovered in 1902 by Barnum Brown.

All healthy Spartan boys become soldiers.

Navajos enjoy themselves at fairs and gatherings, usually after the fall harvest.

Marcus Aurelius becomes the Emperor of Rome in 161.

Ancient Egyptians preserve their dead in the form of mummies, which allows the body to retain some of its soft tissue.

Although not the most important, King Tut is the most famous pharaoh. His mummy is maintained at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Neanderthals, believed to be an extinct species of the genus Homo, appear similar to modern humans.

Vikings are Scandinavians who sail from their lands to explore, plunder and settle other areas.

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