Fall 2024

Construction through the Ages

From Pyramids to Plumbing

From the Series Technology through the Ages

  • Interest Level: Grade 6 - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 7

Ancient societies built massive monuments, many of which still stand. How did ancient engineers and builders raise up the Great Wall of China or the Great Pyramids of Egypt? They often needed new materials and building techniques, both of which required studying construction technology.

Around 10,000 years ago, humans began to settle in permanent cities. They needed new technologies to raise bigger houses and monuments. Many of the discoveries made by ancient engineers are still used today. From building materials such as concrete, bricks, and glass to construction machines such as ramps, archways, and sloped camber roadways, many of the buildings we walk in everyday use designs first invented in the ancient world.

Learn about the ancient construction methods that laid the foundation for modern monuments, plumbing, and skyscrapers.

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Interest Level Grade 6 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 7
Genre Social Studies, Young Adult
Category STEM, STEM: Engineering, STEM: Math, STEM: Technology
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Informed Editions
Imprint Twenty-First Century Books ™
Language English
Number of Pages 80
Publication Date 2024-08-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS YAN004000, YAN025020, YAN055000
Dewey 624.09
Dimensions 6 x 9
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Photo captions, Primary source quotations/images, Sidebars, Source notes, Table of contents, Timeline, and Websites

Author: Michael Woods

Michael Woods is a science and medical writer whose nationally syndicated newspaper stories and columns have won numerous national awards. He directs a program at the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, to inform the public about science. He and his wife, Mary B. Woods, have written almost forty books together. Michael is the writer, and Mary is the researcher.

Author: Mary B. Woods

Mary B. Woods is an elementary school librarian in the Fairfax County (VA) Public School system. She has presented at international librarians’ conferences. Mary has worked with her husband, Michael Woods, to write almost forty books. She is the researcher, and Michael is the writer.