DescriptionDid you know...The Chinese were the first civilization to introduce the concept of exams?The Indus Valley Civilization was perhaps the cleanest and most organized of allcivilizations?There used to be an Inca king who would dust himself with gold?Dive into these and many more nuggets of information about the world'searliest civilizations. Here you will read about the Egyptian rulers who builtlavish tombs for their afterlife; about Greece, the first European civilizationthat gave us philosophers and mathematicians as well as the cherished conceptof democracy; the builders and architects and the gladiators and warringemperors of Rome; and about Africa, the continent where gold and librariesabounded.In her unique and engaging style, Subhadra Sen Gupta takes us on a journeyaround the world, and tells the known and little-known stories about ourorigins. Well-researched and filled with captivating illustrations, The Story ofthe First Civilizations will delight and educate readers everywhere.