Where did the Aztecs and Incas live?
History of people
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History tells us the story of how
people lived in the past. From the
things they left behind, we can
find out about their homes, food,
clothes, work, and beliefs.
World of history
Early people
About 10,000 years ago, groups of
people began to settle down in certain
places. They started to farm the land
and to raise animals for food.
Powerful kings
Many great civilizations
were ruled by powerful kings.
In ancient Egypt, the kings
were called pharaohs. They
were so important
that people
worshipped
them as gods.
The mummy
mask of the
Egyptian king,
Tutankhamun
Early farmers cut down the
ripe wheat stalks with a
sickle made from a sharp
flint stone set in
a wooden handle.
Decorative
blue stones
called lapis
lazuli
Solid gold
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