illustrated by charlotte farmer
TRANSCRIPT
Children can colour their way through time with this new history of the world colouring book.
These bright and brilliant maps feature illustrations of everything from famous battles to fantastic inventions and amazing architecture to world leaders.
Children can colour in the pictures and learn as they go from the bite-size historical facts accompanying each picture. The last page of the book features a timeline of some of the best bits of history.
History: A Map Colouring Book is the third book in our Map Colouring series, with a brand new illustrator and look.
Illustrated by Charlotte FarmerThe Forbidden City, built between 1406 and 1420
A protester, sometimes called Tank Man, in Tiananmen Square,
Beijing, on 5th June, 1989
The Terracotta Army, constructed between 246 and 206 BCE under
the order of Qin Shi Huang.
Coins from the 3rd century BCE, which had holes in the middle
so they could be hung on a string
British ships were able to trade at Chinese ports
after the second Opium War, which ended in 1860.
Oracle bone with script, dating from 1500—1000 BCE
Sejong, a Korean ruler, developed Hangul, which
became the official Korean writing system in 1446.
Admiral Zheng He first set sail in 1405 to explore the Indian Ocean.
Soldiers in the Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953
The Great Wall of China is the largest man-made structure in the world.
Genghis Khan, a Mongol ruler, lived 1162—1227.
Mao Zedong, leader of the Chinese Communist Party, lived 1893—1976.
During the Long March, 1934—1935, communist
troops walked 10,000 km.
The Leshan Giant Buddha is 71 m
high and took over 90 years to carve.
Hong Xiuquan, 1814—1864, started the Taiping Rebellion during which more
than 20 million people were killed.
Camels on the Silk Road, a trade route
that linked China with western countries
Manchu soldier, 1600s
ASIA
BEIJING
ULAN BATOR
P'YONGYANG
SEOUL
Confucius, philosopher,lived 551—479 BCE.
CHINA
SOUTH KOREA
NORTH KOREA
MONGOLIA
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c.3500 -3000 BCECuneiform writing
1483 Martin Luther born
1491Henry VIII born
1879Albert Einstein born
1809Abraham Lincoln born
1789Storming ofthe Bastille
1788Convict ships land
at Botany Bay
1769Napoléon Bonaparte born
1879Thomas Edison’s
lightbulb patented
1917Russian Revolution 1918
Nelson Mandela born
1918World War I ended 1926
Fidel Castro born
1939World War II began1945
Atomic bomb droppedon Hiroshima
1954 -1975Vietnam War
1967Aborigines granted
full citizenship
1969Moon landing
c.1480s-1880sTransatlantic slave trade
c.1503Leonardo da Vinci beganpainting the Mona Lisa
1632-1647 Taj Mahal built
1756Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart born
1497Vasco da Gama’svoyage to India
1300sBlack Death
c.1400s-1530s Inca people
c.800 -1000 CE Viking age
c.2925 -394 BCEHieroglyphic writing c.1400 BCE
Tutankhamun born
447 BCEConstruction of the
Parthenon began
Here’s a snapshot of things you can find in the book, from 3500 BCE to the 1900s. Do you remember where you saw them all?
100 BCEJulius Caesar born
TIMELINE
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c.3500 -3000 BCECuneiform writing
1483 Martin Luther born
1491Henry VIII born
1879Albert Einstein born
1809Abraham Lincoln born
1789Storming ofthe Bastille
1788Convict ships land
at Botany Bay
1769Napoléon Bonaparte born
1879Thomas Edison’s
lightbulb patented
1917Russian Revolution 1918
Nelson Mandela born
1918World War I ended 1926
Fidel Castro born
1939World War II began1945
Atomic bomb droppedon Hiroshima
1954 -1975Vietnam War
1967Aborigines granted
full citizenship
1969Moon landing
c.1480s-1880sTransatlantic slave trade
c.1503Leonardo da Vinci beganpainting the Mona Lisa
1632-1647 Taj Mahal built
1756Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart born
1497Vasco da Gama’svoyage to India
1300sBlack Death
c.1400s-1530s Inca people
c.800 -1000 CE Viking age
c.2925 -394 BCEHieroglyphic writing c.1400 BCE
Tutankhamun born
447 BCEConstruction of the
Parthenon began
Here’s a snapshot of things you can find in the book, from 3500 BCE to the 1900s. Do you remember where you saw them all?
100 BCEJulius Caesar born
TIMELINE
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For more information, please contact:Laura Nicholls | Publicity Assistant
[email protected] | 020 7819 5948
Publishing 7th September | £12.99, paperback by Buster Books
www.busterbooks.co.uk @BusterBooks @OMaraBooks