Title:
World history : from the Stone Age to the 21st century / Anne Rooney ; illustrated by Violet Tobacco.
ISBN:
9781398831155
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London : Arcturus, [2023]
Physical Description:
128 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction. Chapter 1: the beginning of history. Prehistory - 11,000 years ago (9000 BCE) -- 8999--3500 BCE -- 3499--2500 BCE -- Start of history -- 2499--1500 BCE -- Chinese dynasties -- 1499--800 BCE -- 799--500 BCE -- Forms of government -- Chapter 2: the ancient world. 499--350 BCE -- Alexander the Great -- 349--250 BCE -- 249--150 BCE -- 149--1 BCE -- Rise of the Roman Empire -- 1--250 CE -- 251--450 CE -- 451--632 CE -- Chapter 3: the Middle Ages. 633--749 CE -- Lasting religions -- 750--849 CE -- 850--999 CE -- 1000--1099-- Mongol Empire -- 1100--1299 -- 1300--1399 -- Black death -- Chapter 4: connecting the world. 1400--1484 -- 1485--1599 -- Closed world -- 1600--1699 -- Selling humans: slavery -- 1700--1799 -- Industrial revolution -- 1800--1849 -- Year or revolutions-- Chapter 5: the world at war. 1850--1899 Invasion of Africa -- Suffrage -- 1900-1919-- First World War -- 1940--1949 -- Tyrants and dictators -- b Chapter 6: the modern world. 1950--1964 -- Cold war -- 1965--1974 -- Space race -- 1975--1989 -- 1990--2004 -- 2005--Present -- COVID-19 -- Future history.
Summary:
"Take a thrilling ride through history and discover how the world has changed since our early ancestors formed the first civilizations. This innovative book charts the rise and fall of empires, putting events in context and explaining key ideas in clear language." -- Page 4 of cover.
Added Author:
OCLC Number:
on1395953189
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