1500
By: by Virginia Schomp.
Series: Around the world in--
Publisher: Benchmark Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature; Explorers -- Juvenile literature; Sixteenth century -- Juvenile literature; Civilization, Medieval -- Juvenile literature; World history; Fifteenth century
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Surveys important occurrences in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas around the year 1500.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Europe: In Florence: Lorenzo De' Medici encourages the arts; title: In Spain: Christopher Columbus dreams of the sea; title: In Russia: Ivan the Great gathers an empire; title: Americas: Iroquois: People of the longhouse make peace; title: Aztecs: Gods come to Tenochtitlan; title: Incas: Atahuallpa fills a room with gold; title: Asia: Ottomans: Sultans spread Islam; title: Chinese: Cheng Ho rules the eastern seas; title: Japanese: Shogun perfects the tea ceremony; title: Africa: Songhai: Balancing act; title: Edo: Land of the powerful Obas; title: World events around 1500; title: Glossary; title: For further reading; title: On-line information; title: Index.