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The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times, 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition

The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times, 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition

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From the Creator: For 25 years The Story of the World has helped millions of children fall in love with history. The Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition brings history to life for a new generation of readers. Susan Wise Bauer has updated and expanded this history, while retaining the engaging and accessible style that made the original so beloved. From the pyramids of Egypt to the palaces of China, from the rise of the first cities to the fall of the Roman Empire, The Story of the World will captivate your child. Includes new chapters and sections on the Silk Road, the rise of the Roman Republic, Han China, ancient Korea, Herod the Great, and more. Creators brings original audio from independent creators to Yoto. Tracks included: Opening Credits How Do We Know What Happened? The Earliest People Egyptians Lived on the Nile River The First Writing The Old Kingdom of Egypt The First Sumerian Dictator The Jewish People Hammurabi and the Babylonians The Assyrians The First Cities of India The Far East: Ancient China Ancient Africa Life in Early Crete The Middle Kingdom of Egypt The New Kingdom of Egypt The Israelites Leave Egypt The Early Greeks The Phoenicians The Return of Assyria Greece Gets Civilized Again Sparta and Athens The Greek Gods The Rise of Rome Babylon Takes Over Again! The Medes and the Persians The Aryans of India Writing, Fighting, and Thinking in China The Wars of the Greeks Alexander the Great The Mauryan Empire of India The People of the Americas The Roman Republic Rome's War With Carthage The First Dynasties of China The Rise of Julius Caesar Caesar, Ruler of Rome Israel Under Roman Rule Rome and the Christians Rome Begins to Weaken Troubles in China Lands East of China The Attacking Barbarians The End of Rome Closing Credits

9 h 40 min
Susan Wise Bauer
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi

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6+

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Tracklist

  1. 1Opening Credits0:29
  2. 2How Do We Know What Happened?10:00
  3. 3The Earliest People11:19
  4. 4Egyptians Lived on the Nile River9:14
  5. 5The First Writing4:58
  6. 6The Old Kingdom of Egypt12:16
  7. 7The First Sumerian Dictator4:49
  8. 8The Jewish People15:22
  9. 9Hammurabi and the Babylonians5:17
  10. 10The Assyrians11:46
  11. 11The First Cities of India9:32
  12. 12The Far East: Ancient China15:01
  13. 13Ancient Africa16:51
  14. 14Life in Early Crete14:42
  15. 15The Middle Kingdom of Egypt8:54
  16. 16The New Kingdom of Egypt17:32
  17. 17The Israelites Leave Egypt10:16
  18. 18The Early Greeks7:18
  19. 19The Phoenicians7:24
  20. 20The Return of Assyria14:56
  21. 21Greece Gets Civilized Again20:19
  22. 22Sparta and Athens14:57
  23. 23The Greek Gods5:39
  24. 24The Rise of Rome14:52
  25. 25Babylon Takes Over Again!9:43
  26. 26The Medes and the Persians11:07
  27. 27The Aryans of India21:03
  28. 28Writing, Fighting, and Thinking in China16:03
  29. 29The Wars of the Greeks11:58
  30. 30Alexander the Great12:19
  31. 31The Mauryan Empire of India9:17
  32. 32The People of the Americas15:56
  33. 33The Roman Republic28:26
  34. 34Rome's War With Carthage6:34
  35. 35The First Dynasties of China26:18
  36. 36The Rise of Julius Caesar18:19
  37. 37Caesar, Ruler of Rome19:10
  38. 38Israel Under Roman Rule23:55
  39. 39Rome and the Christians8:08
  40. 40Rome Begins to Weaken20:03
  41. 41Troubles in China19:56
  42. 42Lands East of China13:54
  43. 43The Attacking Barbarians14:14
  44. 44The End of Rome10:06
  45. 45Closing Credits0:47