Early Times : West Meets East - The Story of Alexander

This stirring account of Alexander the Great's legendary campaign throughout most of the known world of the 4th century BC provides middle schoolers with a panoramic view of the legacies of ancient Greece, Anatolia. Sumer, Babylonia, Phoenicia, Egypt, Persia and India. Once engaged by the high interest biography of history's most fascinating hero, students will painlessly gain insight into the background of the West/East clash of culture issues so relevant today.