First Children Encyclopedia

Working people An author.^79 This teacher is helping some children to learn to read. Engineers Engineers are people who design o ...

Where did the Aztecs and Incas live? History of people 80 History tells us the story of how people lived in the past. From the t ...

World of history In Central and South America.^81 Curiosity quiz Look through the History of People pages and see if you can ide ...

How did early people start fires? History of people 82 The first farmers Until 10,000 years ago, people had to travel in search ...

Early people By rubbing two sticks or striking two stones together.^83 Dogs were first used for hunting about 10,000 years ago. ...

Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead? History of people 84 The pyramids The ancient Egyptians believed in life after death. ...

Ancient Egypt To keep the body whole for the next life.^85 Hieroglyphic sound chart ah b c, k d kh m n p ee, y f g h r s t oo, u ...

Where were the first Olympic Games held? History of people 86 Ancient Greece Greek theatre Going to the theatre was very popular ...

Ancient Greece In Olympia, Greece.^87 Strong, bronze metal armour protected the body. Greek mythology The Greeks told many stori ...

What was a Roman villa? History of people Ancient Rome began as a group of small villages along the River Tiber in Italy. It soo ...

The Romans A large house in the countryside.^89 The Roman Empire The Romans conquered a vast empire. They built this wall betwee ...

What is the Viking alphabet called? History of people 90 The Vikings lived more than 1,000 years ago. Their home was in Scandina ...

The Vikings It is called “Futhark” (“foo-thark”).^91 Viking homes Viking families lived in houses made from wood, stone, or turf ...

Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas How were the Incas like the ancient Egyptians? History of people 92 Aztec warrior headdress Three great ...

Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas They made mummies.^93 Inca gold The Incas made objects from gold. The Spanish greed for gold led to the ...

What was chain mail? History of people 94 The Red Fort in India was a palace with stone walls 30 m (100 ft) tall. Norman keeps w ...

Knights and castles Armour made from small loops of metal.^95 Knights Knights were soldiers who fought on horseback. They wore h ...

Who was the first person to go into space? And when? History of people 96 The 20th century was the time from 1901 to In the 20t ...

20th century A Russian cosmonaut (astronaut) called Yuri Gagarin in 1961.^97 Pop music The Beatles were one of the most successf ...

What do we call the study of the human body? Human body 98 The greatest machine you’ll ever own is your body. It’s more complica ...