World History: Ancient Civilizations combines motivating stories with research-based instruction that helps students improve their reading and social studies skills as they discover the past. Ancient Civilizations captures each student's imagination by starting every chapter with a story. An engaging narrative, combined with the high-interest visuals, artifacts, and infographics, hold students' attention as they further explore the ancient world. The student textbook provides the latest instructional research to help improve students' reading and social studies skills and prepare them for success on high-stakes standardized tests. Reading age for native speakers: Middle School students (6th grade)
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Unit 1: Introduction World History CHAPTER 1: The Tools of History CHAPTER 2: The Earliest Human Societies
Unit 2: Early Civilizations of Southwest Asia CHAPTER 3: Ancient Mesopotamia CHAPTER 4: Early Empires
Unit 3: Ancient Africa CHAPTER 5: Ancient Egypt CHAPTER 6: Kush and Other African Kingdoms
Unit 4: Ancient Asian and American Civilizations CHAPTER 7: Ancient India CHAPTER 8: Ancient China CHAPTER 9: Ancient America
Unit 5: The Roots of Western Ideas CHAPTER 10: The Hebrew Kingdoms CHAPTER 11: Ancient Greece CHAPTER 12: Classical Greece
Unit 6: The World of Ancient Rome CHAPTER 13: The Rise of Rome CHAPTER 14: The Birth of Christianity CHAPTER 15: Rome’s Decline and Legacy
REFERENCE Skillbuilder Handbook - Section 1: Reading and Critical Thinking Skills - Section 2: Chronological and Spatial Thinking Skills - Section 3: Research, Evidence, and Point of View Skills - Section 4: Historical Interpretation Skills Primary Sources Handbook World Religions and Ethical Systems Glossary and Glossary in Spanish