A HISTORY OF THE WORLD

Lavishly illustrated chapters are divided into brief sections that concisely present the history of the world’s remarkable men, women, and accomplishments as well as its wars, genocides, and downfalls. A special emphasis is placed on the environment, cities, science, politics, and the mechanics of everyday life. Chapters: Prehistoric Humans, The Ancient World, Classical Civilizations, The Middle Ages, Renaissance and Enlightenment, Revolution and Nationalism, The World at War, and The Modern World. A timeline presents concurrent events in different regions, plus developments in science and culture, from 10 million years ago to the present.