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Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2011
Language
English
Description
From time immemorial, the region of modern-day Turkey has served as a crossroads between east and west. Professor Jennifer Tobin leads a discussion of "Anatolia" from early archaeological sites and the Trojan War up through the Greeks, Persians, Alexander the Great, and the Romans. A land of immense cultural significance, Ancient Turkey has housed an amazing array of peoples-the study of whom shines light on the modern world.
85) Confucianism
Author
Publisher
Facts on File
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Describes how the teachings of Confucius evolved from a social order to a religion, infusing all phases of Chinese life for 2000 years.
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Some events that transform a nation are frozen in time. Others pass with little public awareness, and we only appreciate their momentous nature long after they occur. Regardless, these events are few and—almost always—far between. But in 1969, four such events took place within the span of only 100 days. In this book, cultural historian Harlan Lebo looks back at the first moon landing, the Manson family murders, Woodstock, and the birth...
87) Medieval times
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he broadens the warning: the entire human game, he suggests, has begun to play itself out. Even as climate change shrinks the space where our civilization can exist, new technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics threaten to bleach away the variety of human experience. Falter tells the story of these converging trends and of the ideological fervor...
91) Bondage: a novel
Author
Series
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Language
English
Description
A retelling of events that leads to Moses's flight into the wilderness.
92) Lost worlds
Author
Publisher
Arco Pub
Pub. Date
1981
Language
English
Description
Tour of five continents and some 5,000 hears of man's history ... photos and descriptive writing illus. site as it is new and as it was at its splendor ...
93) Exodus: a novel
Author
Series
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Language
English
Description
"A plea has been made in behalf of the children of Israel. Now comes the epic climax years in the making--the final showdown between two of the most powerful men in history--one fueled by pride, the other guided by the word of God. Moses has received an extraordinary call from the Lord: he is to lead the exodus of the Hebrew people out of Egypt, ending generations of bondage. And he must return to the land of his birth to boldly petition a man he...
Author
Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 14
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the civilization of Rome including the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
Author
Series
Works volume 5
Publisher
Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
97) Castle life
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
98) City of Ember
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
For centuries, the residents of the underground City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights and quiet contentment. But when the City's massive power generator begins to fail, the streetlamps fade - along with the hopes of the townspeople. Now it will be up to two courageous teenagers to follow a trail of clues left by the ancient builders to find the way out of Ember before their world is plunged into complete darkness.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On their latest field trip, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about castles: from drawbridges and dungeons to kings, queens, and knights! There are humorous illustrations and engaging photographs throughout"--www.bibz.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2013], p2013
Language
English
Description
Professor Timothy B. Shutt explores the qualities that set the ancient Greeks apart from the other ancient civilizations. The Greeks, more than any other culture, contributed to the formation of our own cultural system. Shutt show how that society developed, what it consisted of, and how it continues to impact the modern world.
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