Master Books World History Encyclopedia Vol. 1

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Finally! A richly illustrated history encyclopedia that affirms your Christian Creationist beliefs instead of contradicting them. Author Nancy I. Sanders looks at history with a Biblical worldview, using the Bible as the trusted authority on history.   

Starting with the Biblical truth of creation and moving to the Roman Empire, this first volume of a three-volume set engages students with fascinating facts, biographical vignettes, photographs of artifacts, and modern, full-color illustrations. 

Ancient Civilizations

Discover dozens of ancient civilizations, including Sumer, Egypt, the Indus Valley Civilization, the Yellow River Valley, the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, the Hittites, the Phoenicians, ancient Israel, the Assyrian Empire, the Babylonian Empire, Persia, ancient Greece (Athens and Sparta), the Roman Empire, China (Early Emperors, Han Dynasty), the Land of the Rising Sun (Japan), the Olmecs and Yahgans, Ancient Peru, Cush, Early India, and the British Isles. 

Accented with diagrams, maps, charts, and timelines, this reference book draws in young readers, giving them the visuals they need to comprehend cultures and events from ancient times.  

• Find out why the word dinosaur isn't in the Bible even though the animals are described there. 
• Discover how the Sumerians’ advanced understanding of circles impacts how we tell time and travel on wheeled vehicles today.  
• Make the connection between the ancient Phoenician alphabet and our own twenty-first-century English language.  
• Excavate the buried Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huangdi and learn why the first emperor of China commissioned their creation. 
• Celebrate Hezekiah’s clever tunnel system that ensured water would be available to Jerusalem even when under siege. 
• Savor the sweetness of the Judean date, brought back from extinction after archaeologists planted ancient seeds.  

Use it as a supplement for The World's Story 1 curriculum or let it live on your coffee table where curious minds can dive in anytime. Every page invites questions, answers them, and sparks new ones, building the kind of genuine curiosity that turns kids into lifelong history lovers. Go even deeper with the titles recommended in the bibliography. 

224 pages.