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1) Vikings
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
This book illuminates the facts about the rich Viking culture, revealing their lives beyond warfare, such as their art, craft, and trade. Readers will also find myths clarified, with stories from the perhaps biased accounts of Viking-conquered people set straight with the fascinating facts about their complex civilization.
2) Ninjas
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Shares information on ninjas, including how they originated, what their training was like, and their impact on pop culture.
3) Samurai
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Provides information on samurai, including the samurai code of conduct, their place in Japanese society, and their techniques and weapons.
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This text shines a spotlight on the story of the Spanish fighter-turned-explorer, the conquistador. Coverage is given to what it meant to be a conquistador as well as the conquistador's goals: gold, God, and glory. In this title, the reader is taken past the initial phase of land discovery into an exploration of the later stages of colonial land acquisition and European authority over indigenous peoples.
6) Gladiators
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in Association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This text explores the fundamentals of the gladiatorial system, with a serious look at the lives of these hardened warriors: delving into their pasts, their everyday struggles, and what it actually took to become a Roman gladiator.
7) Knights
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This book debunks myths about the warrior class and explains how knights arose as vassals to protect the land in the feudal system of medieval European society. Readers will learn about the training for knighthood, jousting, the life of a knight, and the role of knights in the Crusades.
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