Unit 2: The Start of Civilization Reference Books

List of reference books to go with Unit 2 of Big Ideas through History which covers Leaving Africa and Settling Down, The Neolithic Revolution, Inventions and Innovators, and the Sumerians.

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(affiliate links)	Section 4: ———————— Leaving Africa and Settling Down	Section 5: ———————— Neolithic Revolution	Section 6: ———————– Inventions and Innovators	Peoples II: ———————— Sumerians
Human Migration: Investigate the Global Journey of Humankind
Atlas of Human Migration
Out of Eden
The Great Journey: The Peopling of Ancient America
Walking the Earth: The History of Human Migration
The Story of Prehistoric Peoples
The Early Human World
The Neolithic Revolution (The First Humans and Early Civilizations)
THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION: 14.800 – 4.600 BC
The Neolithic Revolution: A Watershed Moment in Human History
Neanderthals, Bandits and Farmers: How Agriculture Really Began
The Earliest Farmers and the First Cities
Ancient Agriculture: From Foraging to Farming
Work, Trade & Farming
Science Year by Year: A Visual History, From Stone Tools to Space Travel
The Genius of the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages: Innovations from Past Civilizations
Stone Age – Inventions and Innovations: A Preposterous Prehistoric Yarn
Timeline Science and Technology
Ancient Inventions: Ahead of Their Time
Technology in the Ancient World
The Mystery of Metal: The Fascinating Story of a Discovery that Changed the Course of History
Ancient Mesopotamian Technology
Explore!: Ancient Sumer
The Sumerians (History Opens Windows)
Daily Life in Ancient Sumer
The Sumerians (Ancient World)
The Sumerians (The Cradle of Civilization)
The Sumerians (Understanding People in the Past)
Science in Ancient Mesopotamia
Tools and Treasures of Ancient Mesopotamia