Nardo, Don, 1947-

Ancient Greece / Don Nardo. - Detroit : Lucent Books, c2006. - 112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. - World history .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-105) and index.

The intrinsic worth of the individual -- The birth of Greek civilization -- The rise of city-states -- Democracy and empire: Athens ascendant -- Society and culture in classical Athens -- Incessant warfare exhausts the Greeks -- The conquests of Philip and Alexander -- The Hellenistic age and "inhabited world" -- The Greeks' decline and their legacy.

Grades 7-8.

ISBN: 1590186516

LCCN: 2005011355

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Greece--History--To 146 B.C.

LC Class. No.: DF215 / .N35 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 938