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The Story of Civilization Volume I: The Ancient World

By: Phillip Campbell
Narrated by: Kevin Gallagher
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Children should not just hear about history, they should live it. In The Story of Civilization, the ancient stories that have shaped humanity come alive like never before. Author Phillip Campbell uses his historical expertise and story-telling ability together in tandem to present the content in a fresh and thrilling way.

The Story of Civilization reflects a new emphasis in presenting the history of the world as a thrilling and compelling narrative. Within each chapter, children will encounter short stories that place them directly in the shoes of historical figures, both famous and ordinary, as they live through legendary battles and invasions, philosophical debates, the construction of architectural wonders, the discovery of new inventions and sciences, and the exploration of the world.

Volume I, The Ancient World, begins the journey, covering the time periods from the dawn of history and the early nomads, to the conversion of Emperor Constantine. Children will learn what life was like in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, Rome, and more, as well as learn the Old Testament stories of the Israelites and the coming of Christ.

The strength of the content lies not only in the storybook delivery of it, but also in the way it presents history through the faithful prism of the Church. Have you always wanted your children to learn about world history from a Catholic perspective? Here, you'll have the trusted resource you've always wanted.

©2016 Phillip Campbell (P)2016 TAN Books
Ancient Civilisations History Ancient History Middle East Ancient Greece World History History For Kids
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Until we got to the beginning of Christianity this appeared to be quite an interesting history book, then suddenly history and religion were completely blurred.

Not a history book

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This book kept me interested all the way through, it was really well presented and narrator wasn't a boring monotone voice like most history audio books, definitely will purchase the rest of the volumes that are available.

The best so far !!

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Started well, soon became clear this book is religious propaganda intermixing real events with fairly tales—all told as if factual events—destroying all credibility. Such a shame. I expected a factual story of early civilisation.

Not a history book. It’s religious propaganda.

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