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Now updated! Your personal tour guide to the history of the world
Want to know more about global history? This concise guide explains in clear detail all the major players and events that have made the world what it is today. Covering the entirety of human history, this comprehensive resource highlights important developments in everything from religion and science to art and war — giving you an understanding of how the 21st-century world came to be.
Begin to connect with the past — label the eras as you meet the Neanderthals, home in on Homer, raise Atlantis, and preserve Pharaohs
Find strength in numbers — trace the growth from ancient civilizations to today's global community and discover what makes societies succeed or fail
Discover the impact of thought — explore the rise of religion, the roots of philosophy, and the advance of science — and how our feelings and beliefs continually redefined us
Know the global consequences of war — ride with the Greeks and the Romans, arm yourself with the cavalry, dig the trenches, and follow the paths humans took to wage modern war
Meet the movers and shakers — from great leaders and courageous revolutionaries to ruthless tyrants and unsung heroes
Examine significant events of the 21st century — from 9/11 and the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to climate change, Hurricane Katrina, and the economic rise of China, India, and Brazil
Open the book and find:
A detailed overview of history
The development of the world's religions
Reviews of essential historical documents, from the Bible to the Bill of Rights
The invention of writing and art
Scientific developments that revolutionized the world
Capsule biographies of people who changed history — and a few who were changed by it
Ten unforgettable dates in world history
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Historia universal, History, Nonfiction, World history, Act of Union, airplanes, alphabetic writing, American Revolution, Amerindians, human anatomy, animals, archaeology, art, astronauts, astronomy, atomic weapons, barbarians, bias, Bible, Bill of Rights, books, bubonic plague, calendars, capitalism, centuries, chemical warfare, chivalry, circumnavigation, cities, citizens and citizenship, civilization, classes, colonialism, communication, communism, countries, creation stories, cuneiform writing, dates, divine right of kings, historical documents, dynasties, economics, education and literacy, empire-building, eras, exploration, farming, genocide, globalization, gods, city-states, cultural legacy, democracy, philosophers, religion, warfare, human beings, human society, hunter-gatherers, indigenous peoples, internal combustion engine, language, leaders, legal systems and lawgivers, legendary individuals, libraries, literacy, mathematics, medicine, mummies, nation building, native peoples, original sin, historical people, perspective in art, philosophy, plague, plebian class, politics, printing press, pyramids, radio, railroads, reading, record keeping, revolutions, rivers, science, secular humanism, serfs, shoguns, slave trade, socialism, society, steam engines, submarine warfare, suffrage, suicide bombing, technology, telegraphs, telephones, television, terrorism, theater, theistic religions, trade, transportation, universities, viceroys, wealth, weaponry, women, workers’ rights, world wars, writing, yearsPeople
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The book that puts the "story" back in history!
Don't know much about history? Don't worry! With this friendly reference, you can bone up on all those facts you missed in history class -- and have a good time in the bargain. From ancient Greece to contemporary America, from religious controversies to global wars, this is history the way it ought to be -- fresh, memorable, and fun.
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