Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.7
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
12792
Points per Word
0.000156
Page Count
96
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
Ancient Technology
Description
The book surveys transportation technology in various cultures from the Stone Age to A.D. 476, covering developments in China, Egypt, Mesoamerica, and Greece. It explores how ancient civilizations moved people and goods through innovations like roads, canals, ships, and animal-powered transport. Written for middle grades (4-8), the book examines the technological advances that shaped transportation across different ancient societies. Michael Woods is the author with coauthor Mary B. Woods.