Scythians and Sarmatians

by Kathryn Hinds

The history of the ancient world is dominated by the great civilizations of Greece, Rome, China, India, and others. Yet not far beyond the borders of these famed states lived other peoples: the barbarians. They were first given this name by the ancient Greeks, and it imitated the sounds of languages that the Greeks found incomprehensible. Soon, though, barbarians came to be thought of not just as peoples unfamiliar with the languages and customs of...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761440720
• ISBN13: 9780761440727
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 8