Unit 3: Building History Reference Books

List of reference books to go with Unit 3 of Big Ideas through History which covers the First Settlements and Cities, Putting Up Walls, European Megaliths, and Ancient Egyptians.

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I have not read all of these books and there is a wide range of levels. I suggest thoroughly researching the appropriateness of each book for your situation before sharing with your children.

(affiliate links)	Section 7: ———————— First Settlements and Cities	Section 8: ———————— Putting Up Walls	Section 9: ———————– European Megaliths	Peoples III: ———————— Ancient Egyptians
Skara Brae: The Lost Neolithic Village
The First Settlements
City Planning in Ancient Times
People of the First Cities
Early Mainland Southeast Asia: From First Humans to Angkor
The Rise of Civilization: First Cities and Empires
The Kingfisher Atlas of World History: A pictoral guide to the world’s people and events
The Kingfisher Book of The Ancient World: From the Ice Age to the Fall of Rome
Walls: Defenses Throughout History
Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick
Hadrian’s Wall
The Great Wall of China
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of Gorgan: The History of the Ancient Near East’s Longest Defensive Wall
Engineering the Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China
If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge
Newgrange Burial Chamber (Crypts, Tombs, and Secret Rooms)
Prehistoric Stone Monuments (UNESCO Guides – World Heritage)
Giant Stones And Earth Mounds
Prehistoric Stone Monuments
The Story of Stonehenge and Other Megalithic Sites
Stonehenge
Kingfisher Readers L5: Ancient Egyptians
DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Egypt
The Genius of the Ancient Egyptians
Life in an Egyptian Town
Art and Religion in Ancient Egypt
The Egyptians (Footsteps in Time)
Ancient Egypt : Tale of the Dead
Voices of Ancient Egypt
Where Are the Great Pyramids?
An Egyptian Pyramid
Egyptian Pyramids
Reach for the Stars: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
Mummies and Pyramids: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #3
The Egyptian Pyramid
The Egyptians: Builders of the Pyramids
Secrets Of The Pyramids: National Geographic Maze Adventures