Geography Matters In Ancient Rome

Author : Melanie Waldron
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781406291322

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Geography Matters in Ancient Rome by Melanie Waldron Pdf

Why did Roman towns have bathhouses? Why was Rome at great risk from fires? What happened to the town of Pompeii in AD 79? Geography Matters in Ancient Rome looks at how the Roman Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Roman life through its geography. Read about how the Romans invented new farming methods such as a harvesting machine called a vallus, how some women in the Roman Empire had more freedom than in other civilizations, even running their husbands' businesses for them when they were away, and how the Empire was strengthened by the fact that the different climates, soils and terrain produced a huge range of goods and resources.

Author : Melanie Waldron
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781406291308

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Geography Matters in Ancient Egypt by Melanie Waldron Pdf

How did the River Nile shape Egyptian life? What is a shaduf and what was it used for? How did the Ancient Egyptians make papyrus paper? Geography Matters in Ancient Egypt looks at how the Egyptian Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Egyptian life through its geography. Read about how the Egyptians made use of desert oases, how they found and used resources such as limestone and granite for building pyramids in desert areas, and how early Egyptian settlers who had decided to build in areas around the River Nile prevented their houses from flooding.

Author : Melanie Waldron
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781406291315

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Geography Matters in Ancient Greece by Melanie Waldron Pdf

How did a volcanic eruption put an end to Minoan civilization? What crops did the Ancient Greeks grow? How did city-states form around the Greek empire? Geography Matters in Ancient Greece looks at how the Greek Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Greek life through its geography. Read about how the hot climate affected the crops that Greeks could grow and the housing and clothing they needed, how the Mycenaeans were able to protect themselves from attackers by using the natural features of their landscape and their natural resources of stone and how its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea helped the Greek Empire in trading and in strengthening their military might.

Author : Sir Edward Herbert Bunbury (Bart.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:829426602

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A History of Ancient Geography by Sir Edward Herbert Bunbury (Bart.) Pdf

Author : sir Edward Herbert Bunbury (9th bart.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Classical geography
ISBN : OXFORD:555002674

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A history of ancient geography among the Greeks and Romans by sir Edward Herbert Bunbury (9th bart.) Pdf

Author : Edward Herbert Bunbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:163295076

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A history of ancient geography among the Greeks and Romans from the earliest ages till the fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Herbert Bunbury Pdf

Author : Colin Adams,Ray Laurence
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134581801

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Travel and Geography in the Roman Empire by Colin Adams,Ray Laurence Pdf

The remains of Roman roads are a powerful reminder of the travel and communications system that was needed to rule a vast and diverse empire. Yet few people have questioned just how the Romans - both military and civilians - travelled, or examined their geographical understanding in an era which offered a greatly increased potential for moving around, and a much bigger choice of destinations. This volume provides new perspectives on these issues, and some controversial arguments; for instance, that travel was not limited to the elite, and that maps as we know them did not exist in the empire. The military importance of transport and communication networks is also a focus, as is the imperial post system (cursus publicus), and the logistics and significance of transport in both conquest and administration. With more than forty photographs, maps and illustrations, this collection provides a new understanding of the role and importance of travel, and of the nature of geographical knowledge, in the Roman world,

Author : Claude Nicolet
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Classical geography
ISBN : 0472100963

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Space, Geography, and Politics in the Early Roman Empire by Claude Nicolet Pdf

Studies the effect of Rome's geographic worldview on its politics

Author : Melanie Waldron
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781406291339

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Geography Matters in the Inca Empire by Melanie Waldron Pdf

How do we know about the Incas? What were Inca towns and cities like? What was the "e;lost city of the Incas"e;? Geography Matters in the Inca Empire looks at how the Inca Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Inca life through its geography. Read about how the mountainous Inca geography led to their development of terrace farming, how the Incas worshipped the mountain peaks as gods and how the size of their Empire meant they built thousands of miles of roads and bridges to connect their people.

Author : E. H. Bunbury
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 778 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0666551596

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History of Ancient Geography, Vol. 2 of 2 by E. H. Bunbury Pdf

Excerpt from History of Ancient Geography, Vol. 2 of 2: Among the Greeks and Romans From the Earliest Ages Till the Fall of the Roman Empire Of his other criticisms we have no account, but as Polemon appears to have occupied himself with researches of an anti quarian and topographical character,3 rather than with ques tions of general geography, it is probable that they would have had little bearing on our immediate subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Edward Herbert Bunbury (Sir)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Classical geography
ISBN : LCCN:40015505

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A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans from the Earliest Ages Till the Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Herbert Bunbury (Sir) Pdf

Author : Nancy Dickmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781515725626

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Ancient Rome by Nancy Dickmann Pdf

Unlock the secrets of the mighty Romans­­--one of history's greatest people. Journey across the world as you track down the Roman Empire. Find out what it meant to be a slave and how you could work your way to freedom. Discover disgusting Roman manners, what the Romans did to look good, and dig up the gory truth about gladiators as you hunt down the secrets of the dead! The Capstone Interactive edition comes with simultaneous access for every student in your school and includes read aloud audio recorded by professional voice over artists.

Author : Duane W. Roller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857739230

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Ancient Geography by Duane W. Roller Pdf

The last dedicated book on ancient geography was published more than sixty years ago. Since then new texts have appeared (such as the Artemidoros palimpsest), and new editions of existing texts (by geographical authorities who include Agatharchides, Eratosthenes, Pseudo-Skylax and Strabo) have been produced. There has been much archaeological research, especially at the perimeters of the Greek world, and a more accurate understanding of ancient geography and geographers has emerged. The topic is therefore overdue a fresh and sustained treatment. In offering precisely that, Duane Roller explores important topics like knowledge of the world in the Bronze Age and Archaic periods; Greek expansion into the Black Sea and the West; the Pythagorean concept of the earth as a globe; the invention of geography as a discipline by Eratosthenes; Polybios the explorer; Strabo's famous Geographica; the travels of Alexander the Great; Roman geography; Ptolemy and late antiquity; and the cultural reawakening of antique geographical knowledge in the Renaissance, including Columbus' use of ancient sources.

Author : Eugene Berger,Brian Parkinson,Larry Israel,Charlotte Miller,Andrew Reeves,Nadejda Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : OCLC:1066540011

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World History by Eugene Berger,Brian Parkinson,Larry Israel,Charlotte Miller,Andrew Reeves,Nadejda Williams Pdf

Annotation World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees in History, this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India's Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia. It includes 350 high-quality images and maps, chronologies, and learning questions to help guide student learning. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding their educational experience beyond the textbook. It provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making World History an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.

Author : Harm de Blij
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199977253

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Why Geography Matters by Harm de Blij Pdf

In recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented terrorist attacks; costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; a terrible and overlooked conflict in Equatorial Africa costing millions of lives; an economic crisis threatening the stability of the international system. Is there some way we can get our minds around these disparate global upheavals, to grasp these events and their interconnections, and place our turbulent world in a more understandable light? Acclaimed author Harm de Blij answers this question with one word: geography. In this revised edition of the immensely popular and influential Why Geography Matters, de Blij tackles topics from the burgeoning presence of China to the troubling disarray of the European Union, from the dangerous nuclear ambitions of North Korea to the revolutionary Arab Spring. By improving our understanding of the world's geography, de Blij shows, we can better respond to the events around us, and better prepare ourselves to face the global challenges ahead. Peppering his writing with anecdotes from his own professional travels, de Blij expands upon his original argument, offering an updated work that is as engaging as it is eye-opening. Casual students of geography and professional policy-makers alike will benefit from this stimulating and crucial perspective on geography and the way it shapes our world's events. America, de Blij warns, has become the world's most geographically illiterate society of consequence. Indeed, despite increasing global interconnectivity and rapid change, Americans seem to be less informed and less knowledgeable about the rest of the world than ever. In this compelling volume, de Blij shows why this dispiriting picture must change, and change now.