First Children Encyclopedia

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

World of history


In Central and South America.^81


Curiosity quiz


Look through the History


of People pages and see


if you can identify the


picture clues below.


Greeks and Romans


About 2,500 years ago,


ancient Greek culture


flourished. Then the Romans


grew in strength and ruled


over a great empire from


Rome in present-day Italy.


Explorers


For centuries, people


have travelled far and


wide across the world.


They went in


search of new


lands, goods to trade,


and adventures.


The first Space Shuttle
flight was made in
1981 with a Shuttle
called Columbia.

These coins were made by
European explorers using the gold
they discovered on their travels.

Become


an expert


66-67 Writing
and printing

280-281 Men on


the moon


20th century
The 20th century
saw many new
inventions and
discoveries being
made. People flew
in space for the
first time, and even
walked on the Moon.

The ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece


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