Featuring seventeen hand-illustrated maps and containing facts about ancient civilizations and peoples, this visual guide presents an overview of the ancient world and reveals what the world was like between 10,000 B.C. and 1000 A.D.

Relief shown pictorially and by shading. Depths shown by gradient tints. "A pictorial guide to the world's ancient civilizations from 10000 B.C. to A.D. 1000"--Cover. "Cartography by: Anderson Geographics Ltd."--T.p. verso. Includes index.

Ancient world -- Ancient world: How we know about the past -- First towns -- Mesopotamia -- Ancient Egypt -- Ancient Egypt: Preparing for the afterlife -- Ancient Europe -- Indus Valley -- Minoans and Myceneans -- Peoples of the Mediterranean -- Great empires -- Ancient Greece -- Ancient Greece: The Greek world -- Roman Empire -- Roman Empire: The city of Rome -- Ancient Africa -- Ancient India -- Ancient China -- North American peoples -- Central and South America -- Australia and Polynesia -- Index -- Acknowledgments.