Unit 5: Development of Government Novels and Chapter Books

List of picture books to go with Unit 5 of Big Ideas through History which covers the Rise of Civilizations, First Governments and Leaders, and Money and Trade.

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Section 13:
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Rise of Civilizations
Section 14:
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Early Government and Leaders
Section 15:
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Money and Trade
Peoples V:
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Ancient Greeks
Streams of History: Early Civilizations
To Ride the Gods’ Own Stallion
The Boy with Pale Eyes
Seven Wonders Book 2: Lost in Babylon
A Place in the Sun
An Ancient Truth
Zahara’s Rose
The Third Code
King Tut and the Girl Who Loved Him
His Majesty, Queen Hatsheput
The King’s Warrior: A Story of Ancient India
Pandora of Athens, 399 B.C.
The History of Money: From Bartering to Banking
Ancient Coins Were Shaped Like Hams: and Other Freaky Facts About Coins, Bills, and Counterfeiting
On the Run in Ancient China
The Silver Coin
A Griffin In Her Desk
Coin God
The Golden Bull: A Mesopotamian Adventure
The Courtesan’s Daughter
The Quest of Theseus: An Interactive Mythological Adventure
The Discus Thrower
Herodotus and the Road to History
Inside the Walls of Troy: A Novel of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War
Home in Ithaca: A novel of Ancient Greece and Troy
King of Itaka
Pankration
The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Greece: A Handbook for Time Travelers
Game on in Ancient Greece
Hour of the Olympics
Infinity Ring Book 7: The Iron Empire
Geronimo Stilton Special Edition: The Journey Through Time #2: Back in Time
Greek Warriors (Time Hunters, Book 4)
Mia and Her Time Machine: Ancient Greece
The Shadow of the Minotaur
Tales from Ancient Greece Set
Men and Gods: MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS
The Iliad/The Odyssey Boxed Set
Bright-Eyed Athena: Stories from Ancient Greece
Greece (Stories from Ancient Civilizations)
The Creature of Crete: Stories from Ancient Greece
A Garden of Greek Verse: Poems of Ancient Greece