About Early Peoples — World Book
Multi-media content that explores the history of ancient cultures including Māori and Polynesians. Suitable for children from primary school upwards.
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Key features
Each civilization or culture is examined from a variety of perspectives, including its rise, social structure, religion and beliefs, advances in science and the arts, daily life, and the cultures legacy in the modern world. The cultures examined in this Web site include:
- Africans of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires;
- Ancient Egyptians;
- Ancient Greeks and Romans;
- Australian Aborigines;
- The Aztec;
- Chinese of the Shang, Zhou, and Qin Dynasties;
- The Inca;
- Indians of North America: Eastern, Northwest Coast, Southwest and the plains;
- Maori;
- The Maya;
- Peoples of the Arctic and Subarctic;
- The Polynesians.
More information
Early peoples is part of the World Book family. It is designed to supplement information found in World Book Online Kids and World Book Online Info Finder.
