Through Ancient Cities to Atlantis
Maze of Civilizations

Table of Content

Ruins in the Forest
The Egyptian Civilization
The Mesopotamia Civilization
The Indian Civilization
The Chinese Civilization
The Aegean and Greek Civilization
The Roman Civilization
The Celtic Civilization
The South Pacific Civilization
The Mayan Civilization
The Inca Civilization
Atlantis
Travelling through Time, Once Again
Answers to Mazes and Quizzes


Sample Translation

The Egyptian Civilization

What a huge pyramid! This is Egypt by the Nile over 4,000 years ago. This is where one of the oldest civilizations in the world was born. Pyramids are symbols of power for Pharaohs, the ancient Egyptian kings. Burial grounds of noblemen and shrines were built around them.
This unfinished pyramid has the Gateway to Space-Time. The key to this gateway is also a small glass pyramid. Let’s go through the maze and find it!

(Maze)
Get to the Gateway to Space-Time, starting from bottom left. You need to find the small pyramid that is the key to the gateway too. The key is on the way to the gateway, so if you spot it first, it gives you a clue to solving this maze.

(Hidden Picture)
Find African animals. There are three lions, three African elephants, two giraffes, and two crocodiles.

(Difficult Maze)
The pyramid in the middle has a maze in it. Can you get to the top, starting from the bottom?

(Quiz)
Can you guess which boat is wrong? Check out which way the boat is moving to.


Titles in the series


1) Maze of Time – from the Era of Dinosaurs to the Edo Era

Description: This unique picture book takes readers from the age of dinosaurs through the prehistoric era to the Edo era, guiding them through mazes of history. Young readers will come to love history, while having fun reading this book.

Synopsis: Let’s travel through mazes of various eras! Solve mysteries and find hidden pictures. Will you be able to collect all the Stones of Time and get back to the present?
Mazes are drawn into intricate views of each era in this puzzle book; readers will go through those mazes, finding hidden pictures, traveling back in time. Readers can enjoy reading this book multiple times as each double page spread has two mazes and some hidden pictures as well as quizzes. They travel through 12 eras in total: 1) the present time, 2) the era of dinosaurs, 3) the Ice Age, 4) the Jomon period, 5) the Yayoi period, 6) the Kohun period, 7) the Nara period, 8) the Heian period, 9) the Kamakura period, 10) the Sengoku period, 11) the Edo period, and 12) the corridor of time between different periods. The book provides answers and explanations for readers who cannot find the answers.

This is the first picture book by Gentaro Kagawa, who provides numerous works for historical magazines and study guides as an illustrator specializing in historically authentic illustrations.


2) Maze of Civilizations – Through Ancient Civilizations to Atlantis

Description: Readers will try to find the legendary Atlantis through mazes hidden in ancient civilizations.


3) Maze of Natural Heritage – Around-the-World trip starting in Yakushima

Description: Readers will visit various natural heritage sites through mazes and hidden pictures.


4) Maze of Evolution – from the primal sea to birth of humankind

Description: Going through mazes, spotting hidden pictures, readers will encounter dinosaurs and mammoths to eventually find out the secret of the Island of Evolution. Readers can learn the history of life on earth, while having fun.


5) Maze of Legends – from the World of Yamata-no-orochi to the World of Myths and Stories

Description: Readers will go through mazes and hidden pictures in the world of myths and legends. These powerful pictures will get readers into the habit of reading.


6) Maze of Time, Part II – Meiji, Taisho, Showa and the Future

Description: Readers will travel through time from the end of the Edo era to the future, learning history while having fun, solving mazes and finding hidden pictures in intricate pictures.


7) Maze of Insects – Into the World of Insects through the Secret Hole

Description: While going through mazes in Butterflies’ Flower Garden and Underground City of Ants, and finding hidden pictures there, readers can learn about insects’ names, their periods of life and habitats.


8) Maze of the Universe – through the Solar System to the Far End of the Universe!

Description: Readers will learn about the universe, including the solar system, by going through mazes and finding hidden pictures in the Space Station and the Burning Sun.


9) Maze of Stories – from Hans Christian Andersen to Kenji Miyazawa

Description: Readers will be introduced to the world of classic literature, while having fun solving the mazes and quizzes of hidden pictures in “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” and “Gulliver’s Travels” among others.