| A Primary Source Guide to Turkey Contributor(s): Blomquist, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1404227598 ISBN-13: 9781404227590 Publisher: PowerKids Press OUR PRICE: $24.96 Product Type: Library Binding Published: August 2005 Annotation: This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Ancient peoples called this mountainous land Anatolia, but in the twentieth century; under Atatuk, Turkey's first president, it became known as the Land of the Turks. Turkey has played a major part in the history of civilization. Today Turkey is a republican democracy, and its capital is Ankara. Introduce students to the Blue Mosque, the Dolmabahe Palace, and the three-day festival of Seker Bayrami in this engaging tour of the land that lies in two continents! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire |
| Dewey: 956.1 |
| LCCN: 2003019148 |
| Series: Countries of the World: A Primary Source Journey |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 8.26" W x 8.38" (0.45 lbs) 24 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 83977 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Ancient peoples called this mountainous land Anatolia, but in the twentieth century; under Atatuk, Turkey's first president, it became known as the Land of the Turks. Turkey has played a major part in the history of civilization. Today Turkey is a republican democracy, and its capital is Ankara. Introduce students to the Blue Mosque, the Dolmabahe Palace, and the three-day festival of Seker Bayrami in this engaging tour of the land that lies in two continents |