Title:
National Geographic concise history of the world : an illustrated time line
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Edition:
Revised edition.
Publication Date:
2013
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2013]
©2013
Physical Description:
416 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
ISBN:
9781426211782
Abstract:
From the dawn of humankind to today's global complexities, this monumental volume presents world history from an original perspective that uses an innovative time line to scan across a spread and explore a single area or compare contemporary societies across the globe. Special features include: dozens of maps; scores of sidebars; hundreds of illustrations; and thousands of events, milestones, personalities, ideas, and inventions.
Contents:
Foreword: The First Societies :Prehistory-500 B.C.E -- The Classical Age : 500 B.C.E.-500 C.E. -- Faith and Power : 500-1000 -- Invasions and Advances 1000-1500 --Converging Worlds : 1500-1750 -- Empires and Revolutions : 1750-1900 -- Global Conflict : 1900-1950 -- Toward a New World Order : 1950-Present.
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Language:
English
