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Miriam Greenblatt

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1) Alexander the Great and ancient Greece

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Greenblatt, Miriam

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Discusses the rise to power of Alexander the Great, his leadership and strategic conquests, and everyday life in Greece during his reign.

2) Hatshepsut and ancient Egypt

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Greenblatt, Miriam

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Describes the tumultuous reign of Hatshepsut, daughter of Thothmes I, and life in ancient Egypt during her reign.

3) Elizabeth I and Tudor England

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Greenblatt, Miriam

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Examines the reign of Elizabeth I, including information about her personal life and accomplishments and everyday life in Tudor England, plus contemporary writings which characterize the Elizabethan Age.

4) Charlemagne and the early Middle Ages

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Greenblatt, Miriam

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Provides an overview of the lives of Charlemagne and his subjects in the Frankish empire of the late eighth and early ninth centuries, and includes excerpts from poems, letters, laws, and diaries of the time.

5) Iran

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Greenblatt, Miriam

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Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports and arts, and people of Iran.

6) Lorenzo de' Medici and Renaissance Italy

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Greenblatt, Miriam

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Provides an overview of the lives of Lorenzo de' Medici and his subjects in late fourteenth-century Florence, a Renaissance-era city-state, and includes excerpts from poems, laws, and sermons of the time.