{"id":5,"date":"2017-02-08T11:21:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T11:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/test\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:58:29","slug":"ancient-world","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/ancient-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient World"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Ancient World<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Ancient World saw huge empires rise and fall. Myths and legends became part of folklore. Technology, both domestic and military, developed. Beliefs and the structure of societies were highly important. Buildings and the way in which towns and cities developed saw huge changes and impacted greatly on Ancient peoples.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/icon_scribes.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2000\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/icon_scribes.jpeg\" alt=\"Ancient World - Egyptian Scribes\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/icon_scribes.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/icon_scribes-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/icon_scribes-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additional units will be added at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>[table id=10 \/]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medicinethroughtime.co.uk\/history\/history-of-medicine\/ancient-egyptian\/\">Medicine in Ancient Egypt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medicinethroughtime.co.uk\/history\/ancient-greece\/\">Medicine in Ancient Greece<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medicinethroughtime.co.uk\/history\/history-of-medicine\/ancient-rome\/\">Medicine in Ancient Rome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ancient World The Ancient World saw huge empires rise and fall. 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