Egypt Long Ayo 2
Before You Read 2
Egypt Long Ago 6
Section 1:Life in Ancient Egypt 8
Section 2:King Tut and the Age ofEgyptian Tombs 13
Section 3:The Pharaoh Hatshepsut 18
Section 4:Writing in Ancient Egypt 23
genre Reading Poetry The Harper's Songfor Inherkhawy 26
After You Read 28
Glossary 30
Ancient Greece 32
Before You Read 32
Ancient Greece 34
Section 1:Periods of Greek History 36
Section 2:Greek Literature and Philosophy 48
genre Reading Poetry:Homeric Hymns 49
Section 3:The Games at Olympia 54
Section 4:The Decline of the Greek Empire 56
After You Read 58
Glossary 60
The Life-Giving Nile 62
Before You Read 62
The Life-Giving Nile 66
Section 1:The Mighty Nile 68
genre Reading a Magazine Article:Ancient Egypt Goes to the Dogs…and Cats! 80
Section 2:The Nile River Today 82
After You Read 88
Glossary 90
Life in Africa and Arabia 92
Before You Read 92
Life in Africa and Arabia 96
Section 1:Where Civilizations Form 97
genre Reading a Magazine Article All the Way to Timbuktu! 102
Section 2:Regions of Africa 104
Section 3:Across the Red Sea to Arabia 112
Section 4:Africa and Arabia Today 114
After You Read 118
Glossary 120
Empres of the Americas 122
Before You Read 122
Empires of the Americas 124
Section 1:Where Civilizations Grow 125
Section 2:The Growth of the Mayas 130
Section 3:The Island City of the Aztecs 134
genre Reading a Magazine Article The Conquistadors 138
Section 4:The Incas:Empire of the Andes 140
Section 5:The Former Empires 144
After You Read 148
Glossary 150