Arab adalah salah satu peradaban penting dan berpengaruh yang pernah ada—bahkan sampai sekarang—di dunia. Ketermasyhuran Arab tidak hanya ada pada masa Islam, tetapi juga pada zaman kuno sebelum kemunculan Islam dan ekspansi kaum Muslim ke negeri-negeri lain melalui penaklukan. Sejarah peradaban Arab-Islam telah banyak kita ketahui. Tetapi, riwayat Arab kuno sebelum Islam mungkin tak banyak…
Arab adalah salah satu peradaban penting dan berpengaruh yang pernah ada—bahkan sampai sekarang—di dunia. Ketermasyhuran Arab tidak hanya ada pada masa Islam, tetapi juga pada zaman kuno sebelum kemunculan Islam dan ekspansi kaum Muslim ke negeri-negeri lain melalui penaklukan. Sejarah peradaban Arab-Islam telah banyak kita ketahui. Tetapi, riwayat Arab kuno sebelum Islam mungkin tak banyak…
Today we take living in cities, with all their attractions and annoyances, for granted. But when did humans first come together to live in large groups, creating an urban landscape? What were these places like to inhabit? More than simply a history of ancient cities, this volume also reveals the art and architecture created by our ancestors, and provides a fascinating exploration of the origins…
While Galileo suffered under house arrest at the hands of Pope Urban VIII, the Thirty Years War ruined Europe, and the Pilgrims struggled to survive in the New World, work began on what would become one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Taj Mahal. Built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, its flawless symmetry and gleaming presence have for cen…
"Ever heard of micro sushi? Have you played karuta before? Neither did I, until I spent four months in Japan living with a Japanese family." Dan, the narrator of "My Awesome Japan Adventure," is a typical American fifth grader, who spends four months with a Japanese family as an exchange student. Although he initially finds it difficult to adjust, Dan is soon having fun wherever he goes--and r…
Support learners through the challenging transition from Cambridge IGCSE to A Level Geography. Geography for Cambridge International AS & A Level is a stretching, comprehensive resource that helps develop complex critical thinking and analytical skills. This resource supports the redeveloped Cambridge syllabus for first examination in 2018. The advanced skills development will support achievem…