Susan wide Bauer book summaries

“History is the story of people who lived long ago.”

Opening line of the book, introducing the narrative approach to history.

“The first people did not have houses or farms. They moved from place to place, looking for food.”

Describing the nomadic lifestyle of early humans in the first chapter.

“The Egyptians believed that when a person died, he went to a land of the dead.”

Explaining the Egyptian belief in the afterlife in the chapter on Egypt.

“Hammurabi, the king of Babylon, made a set of laws for his people.”

Introducing the Code of Hammurabi in the chapter on the first cities.

“The Greeks loved to think about the world around them.”

Describing the Greek passion for philosophy and learning in the chapter on Greece.

“Rome was not built in a day.”

A proverb used in the chapter on Rome to illustrate the slow growth of the city.