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Describes daily life in ancient Greece, discussing the home, clothing, food, families, education, and religion.

Describes the life of an eight-year-old child named Cleon in ancient Greece, discussing families, homes, clothing, food, gods, sports, games, and things that people made.

What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor of Rome?Told in a straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer's trademark, The Story of the World series covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americasfind out what happened...