Over 3,000 amazing photographs, illustrations, cross-sections, diagrams, artworks, maps, fact boxes and pictorial timelines. 120 hands-on step-by-step practical projects bring history to life and let children make artifacts, clothing, games and models of ancient ships and buildings. Compare and contrast the lives, behavior and development of peoples and communities in many different lands and cultures. Subjects covered in detail include inventions, exploration, discoveries, wars, empires, farming, family life, food, costume, art and comparative religion. Every young archaeologist and historian will find this fascinating and exciting world history book perfect for home study and school projects.