Discover our heritage
By: Sarah Bednarz ... [et al.].
Contributors: Bednarz, Sarah.
Series: We the people; We the people (Series) (Boston, Mass.)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 754
Subjects: Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Civilization -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Notes: Includes index.

Grade 6.
Table of contents: title: Learning about our world: The shape of the earth; A world of people; title: The rise of civilizations; The dawn of civilization; Ancient Egypt and Nubia; Ancient India and China; The ancient Americas; Ancient Africa; title: The spread of civilization: Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome and Byzantium; Cultural blending and isolation; title: Global exchanges: Growth and change in Europe (A.D. 500-1600); Cultural centers around the world; Toward modern times (A.D. 1600-1900); title: Europe in the modern age; Europe, an overview; Europe, patterns of living; title: Africa in the modern age; Africa, an overview; Africa, patterns of living; title: Asia and Australia in the modern age: Asia and Australia, an overview; East Asia and Australia, patterns of living; South and Southwest Asia, patterns of living; title: Central and South America in the modern age; Central and South America, an overview; Central and South America, patterns of living; title: North America and the Caribbean in the modern age: North America and the Caribbean, an overview; North America and the Caribbean, patterns of living; title: Glossary.