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These attractive books open with brief introductions to each culture and its technological background, followed by spreads that discuss how it developed or adopted technology that improved farming, architecture, transportation, communications, science and medicine, and more. The main text is limited to a few paragraphs per spread, supplemented with "Technical Specs" sidebars with facts about each topic. The images are the strongest element of the series, combining high-quality drawings (including exploded and explanatory diagrams) and photos of ancient sites and artifacts that illustrate how ancient technology worked. These books will help students understand the importance of interconnectivity among some of the cultures that adopted and adapted technology from their predecessors and neighbors. Please click here for a detailed description of each book.

“空中花园”是什么样子的？世界上*早的城市在哪里？轮子是谁发明的？泥板上的楔形文字会告诉什么？跟着“探秘古代科学技术”丛书，就可以走进神秘的古代文明，去探索古代世界的科技成果和科学成就，并了解这些技术的进步如何为我们现代科技的发展奠定基础。全文配有精美的图片资料和细节丰富的手绘图解，让小学生也能清楚地了解那些建筑师如何构成，那些机械使如何运转，那些日用品是如何制成……全书一改传统历史书以时间为主线的叙述方式，“点状”的内容分布更适合儿童的思维方式，重点介绍那些具有重大意义的技术进步，看古代先民是怎么想、怎么做的，体验技术如何一点一点改变人类的生活。每个内容还配有讲解重点知识的文本框、“你知道吗？”和名词解释，帮助小读者去理解那些专业领域内的知识；“探秘地图”告诉你这些文明存在于地球的哪个位置；“时间轴”让我们看到世界各地的古文明在同一时间里的不同发展，看看早在几千年前，中国的很多技术就已经走在了世界的前列。请点击查看分册介绍.

Book Titles:
China 运河与长城·中国
Rome 最坚固的路·罗马
Greek 神话的故乡:希腊
Egypt 尼罗河宝藏·埃及
Mesopotamia 古老伊甸园·美索不达米亚
Americas 神秘的玛雅·美洲