| Publication |
England, Bounty Books, 2005.
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| Description |
288pWhite spine
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| 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.
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| 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
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| Standard Number |
0753702789 Hb.
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