Amazing Ancient Cultures of the World

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Experience many kinds of readings written by professional writers from the U.S. and England. They used interesting topics that were carefully chosen after analyzing elementary curriculums from around the world including Korea, the U.S., England, and Australia among many others.

Before Reading

Special mission! Protect unique global culture!
The reason why current mankind has each country and ethnic group’s unique characteristics of culture and leads their own lives is that they have their own culture that each ethnic group’s ancestors had preserved.
Preserving various ancient cultures is something that we must do for future generations. As part of this effort, a specialized agency of the United Nations, UNESCO evaluates various cultural heritages around the world according to their historical, scientific and artistic value, etc., and it designates them as world heritages. Such world heritages designated by UNESCO get various types of protection. World heritages designated by UNESCO include ancient Maya cities, Viking remains, etc.
In the book, you will meet fictional characters who represent Central and South American, European, Oceanian, and Middle Eastern cultures among the various ancient cultures around the world and you will learn about their ancient cultures.

Summary

One day, Chac and Nelli, two Maya boys who loved exploring the jungle, looked around a Maya pyramid, an observatory, etc., and talked about the unique culture of the Maya.
A Viking girl in Europe, Helga helps her mom like other Viking girls and does various household chores. Through Helga’s family who prepare a variety of foods for a festival and get ready to go to war, you can get a glimpse of Viking culture.
Natives of New Zealand, Rongo and Aata, two Maori boys, practice Maori traditional dances with joy. Rongo tells his friend, Aata a story about tattoos that show different characteristics of the Maori people along with their traditional dances.
Finally, you will meet Noora’s family, Bedouins who travel around deserts. One day, someone visited Noora’s family tent. How do Noora’s family who have a tradition to treat their guest with heartwarming hospitality greet the guest?