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 printing280-281 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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