This lively thematic history investigates many aspects of the world's civilizations and cultures. Follow the development of art, leisure, beliefs and festivals, home life, work and trade through history and around the globe, from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, to China and India and the Americas. You will see parallel developments in countries that were separated by vast oceans, such as the birth of civilizations on the banks of mighty rivers such as Nile and the Indus. In each country, as people developed particular skills, interests, lifestyles and traditions, they contributed to the growth of human experience, social progress and knowledge.
