List of reference books to go with Unit 6 of Big Ideas through History which covers Building Empires; Invasion and Conquest; Kings, Emperors, and Rulers; and the Roman Empire.
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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 16: ———————— Expanding Empires | Section 17: ———————— Invasion and Conquest | Section 18: ———————– Kings, Emperors, and Rulers | Peoples VI: ———————— Roman Empire |
Epic! Empires | | | | |
Empire: Rise and Fall | | | | |
Tribes and Empires (How We Lived) | | | | |
Prehistory, First Empires, and the Ancient World | | | | |
Peoples and Empires of Ancient Mesopotamia | | | | |
The Ancient Near East: An Encyclopedia for Students | | | | |
The Chinese Empire | | | | |
Empires of Ancient Mesopotamia | | | | |
Conquerors: From the Age of Legions, Empires and Kings, 3000 Years of Conquest and Rule | | | | |
Age of Conquests: The Greek World from Alexander to Hadrian | | | | |
Encyclopedia of Civilizations, Explorations & Conquest | | | | |
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Warfare: From Ancient Egypt to Iraq | | | | |
The Mesopotamians: Conquerors Of The Middle East | | | | |
The Conquests of Alexander the Great | | | | |
The Greek and Persian Wars 500-323 BC | | | | |
Julius Caesar: Conqueror and Dictator | | | | |
Empire Builders | | | | |
The Ancient Chinese: Gruesome Graves and Evil Emperors | | | | |
An Emperor’s Guide (How-To Guides for Fiendish Rulers) | | | | |
Rulers of Ancient Egypt | | | | |
Roman Empire | | | | |
The Countryside (Life in the Roman Empire) | | | | |
The Bloody, Rotten Roman Empire | | | | |
The Roman Empire | | | | |
DKfindout! Ancient Rome | | | | |
The Ancient Roman World | | | | |
An Introduction to the Roman World | | | | |
Tools of the Ancient Romans | | | | |
Ancient Rome: A Mighty Empire | | | | |
Rome, Grades 3 – 6: Rise and Fall of an Empire | | | | |
The World of the Roman Emperor | | | | |
The Romans: Gods, Emperors, and Dormice | | | | |
The Rise of the Roman Empire | | | | |
The Fall of the Roman Empire | | | | |
Rome: The Rise and Fall | | | | |
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