World history
By: Philip Parker
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Eyewitness companions
Publisher: DK Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780756649845
Description: With more than 10,000 years of history in the palm of your hand, "Eyewitness Companion: World History" is the ideal one-stop reference for anyone with an interest in historical events, personalities, societies, and cultures, from the first flowering of human civilization in prehistoric times to the present day.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is history?; title: Timelines of world history; title: The prehistoric world to 3000 BCE; title: The ancient world, 3000-700 BCE; title: The classical world, 700 BCE- 600 CE; title: The medieval world, 600-1450; title: The early modern world, 1450-1750; title: The world of empires, 1750-1914; title: The modern world, 1914-; title: Directory; title: Kings & rulers; title: Wars & battles; title: Historical landmarks.