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Classical world 499 BC - AD 500 / Holland, Julian (ed.) 2006  Book
Holland, Julian (ed.) Book
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Publication Great Britain, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2006.
Description 48pBlue Spine
Series Kingfisher history encyclopedia
Summary/Abstract Provides fascinating facts explaining the influence of Greece and Rome being responsible for shaping much of the world we live in today and the dominance of four empires - Roman empire, Han Dynasty Sassanids and Gupta dynasty.
Contents The world at a glance Classical Greece Greek city-states Alexander the great India: the Mauryan empire China: the Qin dynasty Africa Judea The Roman republic The Roman empire Roman life The Celts China: the Han dynasty Christianity Parthians and Sassanids The Americas The Gupta dynasty The decline of Rome The Barbarians Japan The Maya The Polynesians The arts Architecture Science and technology Index
Standard Number 9780753409756 Pb.
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Events That Changed The World / Castleden, Rodney 2005  Book
Castleden, Rodney Book
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Publication London, Little, Brown and Company, 2005.
Description 576pBlack Spine
Summary/Abstract Describes the major turning points in the history of the world, selected for their lasting importance, including politics, battles, inventions, discoveries, disasters, artistic and literary achievements, death of famous leaders,etc.
Contents Introduction The ancient world The medieval and the Renaissance world The enlightened world The nineteenth century world The modern world
Standard Number 0316027162 Pb.
Key Words IGCSE  World - History  History 
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History of the world / Bounty Books (Pub.) 2005  Book
Bounty Books (Pub.) Book
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Publication England, Bounty Books, 2005.
Description 288pWhite spine
Summary/Abstract "History of the World" shows young readers the amazing range of human history. From the appearance of the first people to the arrival of the Internet, the broad span of human achievement is laid out in a clear and accessible way.
Contents Archaelogists Historians The First Humans: The First People The Great Migration The First Farmers The First Civilzations: Mesopotamia Society and City-states Homes and Temples Babylonia The Indus Valley Crete and Mycenae Megalithic Europe Egypt Pyramids and Gods The Jews Phoenicia and Assyria China's Early Rulers War and Weapons African Civilzations The Americas Empires East and West: The Persian Empire The Rise of Greece Greek Art and Science Daily Life and Trade in Greece Alexander the Great New Indians Empires Eastern religions Han Rule in China Japan Celtic Europe The Rise of Rome The Roman Empire War and Government Ancient Gods The Early Middle Ages: The Byzantine Empire American Civilizations The Rise of Islam Fujiwara Japan Chinese Dynasties Muslim Empires Monastic Life Britain after the Romans The Franks Alfred the Great The Vikings Trade and towns Norman Conquest Late Middle Ages: Lords and Peasants The Crusades The Mongol Empire Medieval Monarchs Kingdoms of Britain The One Hundred Year's War War and Weapons The Black Death Ming China Towns and trade The Ottoman Empire New Nations The Renaissance: Renaissance Italy Exploring the World Science and Technology Distant Empires The Conquest of the World The Reformation The Age of Elizabeth Plays and poets Suleiman the Magnificent Empires and Expansion: New World Colonies The Thirty Years' War Civil War in Britain The New Science China and Japan The Rise of Russia The Farming Revolution War and Rebellion Industrial Revolution Britain's Colonies Discovering Australia American Revolution The Birth of USA Power and Rights: Revolution in France The Napoleonic wars Struggles in South America Conflict in Europe Travel and Transport The American Civil War Emergence of Japan The Scramble for Africa Famine in Ireland The British Empire Pioneers in the USA Science and Technology Rebellion in China The Women's Movement Urban Development Revolution and World Wars: Revolution in Russia Colonies in Australia World War I begins The Great War Home Rule in Ireland The Great Depression The Dictators World War II A Global War New war technology Global politics 1945 onwards: Communist China The United Nations Indian Independence The Middle East New Nations The Cold War Communications Communism Collapses Global concerns Tomorrow's World
Standard Number 0753702789 Hb.
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Horrible history of the world / Deary, Terry; Brown, Martin (ill.) 2003  Book
Deary, Terry Book
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Publication London, Scholastic, 2003.
Description 94pYellow spine
Series Horrible Histories
Summary/Abstract Terry Deary presents the foul but fascinating story of humans, from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to the terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century - all in glorious and goriest colour and now in flexi-bound paperback format. The truth about foul fighting is revealed in the "Horrible Histories Rules of War", and readers can meet fifty of the most vicious villains of all time in the frightful fold-out feature. History has never been so horrible!
Standard Number 043995455X Pb.
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India and the world: a history in nine stories: Des-pardes: ek itihaas nau adhyayon mein / Premchand, Neeta 2017  Book
Premchand, Neeta Book
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Publication Mumbai, The Museum shop, 2017.
Description 40pBeige Spine
Summary/Abstract Journey back in time to look at a whole range of objects from all over the world to find a link between the past and the present.
Standard Number 9788193369821 Hb.
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India and the world: a history in nine stories / Ahuja, Naman P.; Hill, Jeremy David 2017  Book
Ahuja, Naman P. Book
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Publication Gurgaon, Penguin Books, 2017.
Description 230pBlack Spine
Summary/Abstract Journey back in time to look at a whole range of objects from all over the world to find a link between the past and the present.
Contents Shared beginnings - 1,70,000 years ago to 2000 BC Olduvai hand-axe Hand-axes from India Samarran pot Jomon pot Balochistan pots First cities - 3000 - 1000 BC 'Dancing girl' figurine Statue of a woman Harappan brick and cart Harappan head The Standard of Ur Relief of Mentuhoteph II Soul house Harappan seals found in Iraq Model boat Cuneiform tablet Hieroglyphic tablet for sacred oils Harappan seals Harappan jewellery Harappan weights Rhinoceros Humped bull Mask pendant Empire - 600 BC - AD 200 Achaemenid Persian relief Mauryan pillar capital An edict of Emperor Ashoka Roman imperial inscription Rubbing of a Chinese inscription Head in the style of Alexander Kushan King Head of Roman emperor Hadrian Festivities around the relic of the turban Model of Han military watchtower Siguas ornament State and faith - AD 100 - 700 Gupta dinars Roman coins of Romulus Augustulus Visigoth coins in the name of Anastasius I Sasanian coins of Shapur II Aksumite coins of Za-ya'abiyo la madhen negus Tang dynasty coins Pallava and Chalukya coins Umayyad dinars of Abd Al-Malik Picturing the divine - AD 200 - 1500 Ganesha Christ Jain tirthankaras Taino god Ku ka'ili-moku, god of war Huastec goddess Bodhisattva Maitreya Shiva Narasimha Crucifix Panel showing a mihrab Calligraphy from the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque Alam (panja) Worshipping a chakra Buddhist triads Phopnar Buddha Chola Buddha Korean Buddha Indian Ocean traders - AD 200-1650 Poseidon Roman pepper pot Roman necklace Coin of Emperor Theodosius Pilgrimage manual: Futuh al-Haramayn Royal barge Cooking pot Textiles excavated from Fustat in Egypt Indian cloth from Egypt Kalamkari textile Heirloom textile Islamic gravestone Tombstone of Francisco Barbosa de Magalhaes Chinese blue and white jar Chinese dish Bottle Astrolabe Rhinoceros, after Durer Pelican altarpiece Court cultures - AD 1500-1800 Jahangir receiving an officer Jahangir holding a portrait of the Virgin Mary Tow folios from the Baburnama Qanat (tent panel) Mughal arms and armour Procession of Abdullah Qutb Shah Shield (dhal) of Maharana Sangram Singh II and enamelled dagger Maharan Shambu Singh of Mewar playing Holi The wedding procession of Prince Aniruddha Chand Balwant Singh shooting A Nayaka king and ankusha (elephant-goad) A Safavid prince The grand vazir Copy of a Ming hand-scroll showing the occupations of court ladies 'Teikan Zusetsu' (illustrated Mirror of Emperors) 'Las Meninas' ( The maids of honour) Cameo of Elizabeth I The stapleford cup Benin plaque A portrait of an African nobleman Survey set Celestial sphere and astrolabe Queste for freedom - AD 1800 - Present Queen Victoria Johann Zoffany with Colonel Polier, Claude Martin and John Wombwell Page from a slave register The aftermath of the 1857 uprising Archaelogy and rediscovery of history 'Two girls' Charkha and textile mill label The constitution of India Cuban one-peso notes West and East German one-mark notes Indian and Pakistani banknotes Cloth showing Dr Kwane Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister of Ghana Women's cloth Barack Obama kanga 'Timeless Pilgrimage I & II' 'Throne of weapons' 'How to draw a line without dots' Untold intimacy of digits' Discobolus in Zhongshan suit Time unbound - 'Unicode' 'Yarla Jukurrpa' Warli painting Rahu, the consumer of time
Standard Number 9780143442097 Pb.
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Kingfisher illustrated history of the world / Grisewood & Dempsey (Pub.) 1993  Book
Grisewood & Dempsey (Pub.) Book
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Publication Mumbai, Rajendra Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1993.
Description 794pThick White Spine
Summary/Abstract Tells the history of the world from 40,000 BC through the time when the first people settled and developed the first civilizations up to the present day.
Contents What is history? The ancient world: 40,000 - 500 BC The classical world: 499 BC - AD 500 The early middle ages: 501 - 1100 The middle ages: 1101 to 1460 The renaissance: 1461 - 1600 Trade and empire: 1601 - 1707 Revolution and independence: 1708 - 1835 Unification and colonization: 1836 - 1914 The world at war: 1914 - 1949 The modern world: 1950 to present day
Standard Number 8190027905 Hb.
Key Words World - History 
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Let's go time travelling again!: Indians through the ages / Sen Gupta, Subhadra; Guha, Tapas (ill.) 2021  Book
Sen Gupta, Subhadra Book
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Publication Gurugram, Puffin Books, 2021.
Description 188pGreen spine
Series Let's go time travelling!
Summary/Abstract How did Indian mulmul make it into Cleopatra's wardrobe? Who popularized the Mahabharata in households across the country? Did our ancestors really identify Jupiter and Saturn without even a telescope? Find the answers to these and several other unusual questions about the India of yesterday. Go time travelling through the alleys of history and explore the many occupations that have existed through time - from dancers and playwrights to farmers and doctors. Sift through snapshots of the rich lives led by ordinary Indians and discover unexpected titbits about language, food and culture. Told with the help of portraits of children growing up in the villages, towns and courts of our country, this sequel to the award-winning Let's Go Time Travelling! is a vivid glimpse into our past.
Standard Number 9780143447412 Pb.
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Mad Miscellany - Horrible Histories / Deary, Terry 2004  Book
Deary, Terry Book
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Publication Great Britain, Scholastic, 2004.
Description 142pRed Spine
Series Horrible Histories
Summary/Abstract Serves up all the dreadful details of horrible history you'll ever need to know - from rotten Roman graffiti to terrible teacher tortures and rude royal nicknames.
Standard Number 0439968038 hb.
Key Words World - History 
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ID:   024141


Mi pequeña histora del mundo / Fichou, Bertrand; Balicevic, Didier (ill.) 2015  Book
Fichou, Bertrand Book
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Edition 2nd ed.
Publication Madrid, Bayard Publications, 2015.
Description 110pMulti-coloured spine
Summary/Abstract A brief history of the world in spanish language.
Standard Number 9788467584721 Pb.
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OCR GCSE modern world history: teacher's resource book / Walsh, Ben 1996  Book
Walsh, Ben Book
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Edition 2009 (Third edition)
Publication London, Hodder Education, 1996.
Description xvii, 295pSpiral bound
Summary/Abstract A leading textbook for GCSE Modern World History courses with advice in using ICT in teaching History and photocopiable worksheets to support and guide students through the Focus tasks in the student book.
Contents Section 1: OCR Paper 1 Core content: International relations, 1919-2005 The inter war years, 1919-39 The cold war, 1945-75 A new world? 1948-2005 Section 2: OCR Paper 1 Depth studies Section 3: OCR Paper 2 British depth studies Section 42: OCR Controlled assessment
Standard Number 9780340986677 Pb.
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OCR GCSE modern world history: teacher's resource book / Walsh, Ben 1996  CD
Walsh, Ben CD
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Publication London, Hodder Education, 1996.
Standard Number 1 CD-ROM.
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ID:   019299


Puffin history of the world - Volume 1 / Dalal, Roshen 2013  Book
Dalal, Roshen Book
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Publication New Delhi, Puffin Books, 2013.
Description xv, 528pYellow Spine
Summary/Abstract In The Puffin History of the World- Volume 1, Roshen Dalal traces the origin of human beings and the different aspects of their development and growth, right from the big bang and the origin of the universe, up to CE 1500. The book speaks of great civilizations and empires, epics, myths and legends, religions old and new, wars and conquests, clothes, food and lifestyle, trade, travel and adventure and much more. It packs in exciting trivia, numerous maps and illustrations that provide a breathtaking overview of global history.
Standard Number 9780143331575 Pb.
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Roman empire and Medieval realms : Book 1 / Kelly, Nigel; Rees, Rosemary; Shuter, Jane 1997  Book
Shuter, Jane Book
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Publication Great Britain, Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1997.
Description 160pRed Spine
Series Living through History
Summary/Abstract Gives a historical account of the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages.
Contents The Roman Empire Medieval Realms
Standard Number 043530948X Pb.
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ID:   019885


Talking walls / Knight, Margy Burns; O'Brien, Anne Sibley (ill.) 1992  Book
O'Brien, Anne Sibley (ill.) Book
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Publication Gardiner, Tilbury House Publishers, 1992.
Description 38pBrown Spine
Summary/Abstract Talking walls is a unique addition to a library collection. It introduces young readers to different cultures by exploring walls around the world, showing the impact of walls on the people who build and are divided or unified by these man-made partitions. This title allows students to explore the stories behind some of the world's most fascinating walls and learn how these structures have influenced cultures and societies.
Contents The Great Wall of China Aborigine Wall art (Australia) The Lascaux Cave (France) The Western Wall (Israell) Mahabalipuram's animal walls (India) Muslim walls (Saudi Arabia) Great Zimbabwe Cuzco, Peru The Taos Pueblo (Mexico) Mexican murals (Diego Rivera) The Canadian museum of civilization (Canada) The Vietnam Veterans memorial (Washington, United States of America) Neslosn Mandela's prison walls (South Africa) The Berlin wall (Germany)
Standard Number 9780884481546 Pb.
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The Times Compact History of the World / Parker, Geoffery 2002  Book
Parker, Geoffery Book
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Publication Great Britain, Times Books, 2002.
Description 192pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract This atlas brings the story of humanity within everyone's reach. It covers human origins, the ancient world, the world fragmented, the rise of the West and the modern world.
Contents The ancient world The world fragmented The rise of the West The modern world
Standard Number 7650809 Hb.
Key Words World - History  History 
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Unification and colonization 1836-1913 / Holland, Julian (ed.) 2006  Book
Holland, Julian (ed.) Book
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Publication London, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2006.
Description 48pRed Spine
Series Kingfisher history encyclopedia
Summary/Abstract A period during which the world map changed greatly - new nations were formed and some were unified. Railways, telegraph wires and steamships made the world suddenly smaller. New cities such as New York, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, Bombay and Shanghai became centres in a new global order.
Contents The world at a glance Industrial revolution Texas and Mexico South Africa The Opium wars Year of revolution New Zealand The Crimean war Japan American Civil War The end of the Civil War Canada Italy Germany Scramble for Africa Ireland Southeast Asia The British empire USA: The plain wars The boxer rebellion Suffrage Australia The Balkan wars The Arts Architecture Science and technology Index
Standard Number 9780753409756 Pb.
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ID:   003898


Visual History of the World / National Geographic (Pub.) 2005  Book
National Geographic (Pub.) Book
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Publication Washington, D.C., National Geographic Society, 2005.
Description 656pThick Golden Spine
Summary/Abstract No other volume offers such a comprehensive and richly illustrated chronicle of world events, from the construction of the Pyramids to the overthrow of the Taliban. Readers see how momentous happenings, personalities, catastrophes, discoveries, and inventions unfold in a visually stimulating layout.
Standard Number 0792236955 Hb.
Key Words IGCSE  World - History 
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ID:   011191


What about...history? / Williams, Brian 2004  Book
Williams, Brian Book
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Publication Essex, Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, 2004.
Description 40pGreen Spine
Series What about?
Summary/Abstract Discover answers to more than 70 questions that will help you gain essential information on the people and events that have shaped world history.
Contents Ancient peoples Ancient empires Ancient Egypt Ancient China and India Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Ancient Britain After the Romans The Middle ages Ancient America 1400-1600: Age of discovery 1600-1800: Age of revolution 1800-1900: Empire and industry The modern world Quiz time Index
Standard Number 9781842367957 Pb.
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Whitaker's World of Facts - New for 2007 / Ash, Russell 2007  Book
Ash, Russell Book
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Publication New Delhi, Penguin Group, 2007.
Description 320pBlack Spine
Summary/Abstract A Reference book that covers every subject on earth! Essential information, facts, figures, lists, firsts, lasts, events, dates, milestones, record-breakers, bests and worsts...
Standard Number 9780143100942 Hb.
Key Words Space  Human body  Animals  Time  Technology  Science 
World - History  History  Life Sciences  Science and Technology  Countries of the World  People 
Performing Arts  Transport  Media  Sports  Transportation  World history 
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