1000 events that shaped the world
By: foreword by Jared Diamond
Contributors: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Edition: Barnes and Noble edition.
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9781435148086
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: History; Outlines, syllabi; Weltgeschichte
Other titles: One thousand events that shaped the world
Description: "In a sweep of history, this book brings you what National Geographic has introduced into households for more than a century: the world and all that is in it. Concise narratives, each focused on one event and numbered chronologically from 1 to 1,000, walk you through the story of civilization, from the first evidence of life 3.8 billion years ago to the discovery of the first known planet beyond the solar system that could harbor life as we know it. Accompanied by hundreds of illustrations, events famous, infamous and little known offer insight into how and why the world has grown and changed as it has."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-403) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient world: Prehistory-400 C.E.; title: Middle ages: 400-1500; title: Age of discovery: 1500-1700; title: Revolutionary era: 1700-1850; title: Age of imperialism: 1850-1913; title: Word war years: 1914-1945; title: Modern age: 1946-Present