The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Hist
โ Timothy C. Hall
๐ Library
๐
2008
๐ Alpha, A Member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
๐ English
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to World History
โ Scribed by Hall, Timothy Charles
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- Penguin;Alpha
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Complete idiot's guide
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This book explores the timeline of the world, from the dawn of civilization to the twenty-first century.;pt. 1: The beginnings and foundations of civilization. The building blocks of civilization -- First civilizations of Africa and Western Asia -- Ancient and Classic China -- Ancient and Classic India -- Classic Greece -- When in Rome -- pt. 2: After the Classics. Islam and Africa -- The Byzantine Empire and Russia -- Rebirth in China -- Chinese culture spreads in East Asia -- The Mongols rule! -- Those terrible Middle Ages -- American on the eve of invasion -- pt. 3: The world gets much smaller. Back to Islam -- As the world shrinks: South Asia -- Exploration or exploitation? -- Religion and reformation -- Science and philosophy brighten things up -- pt. 4: Western domination. Revolutions -- The industrial revolution -- Revolutions and reactions -- Imperialism -- pt. 5: The twentieth century and beyond. The war to end all wars -- A time of uncertainty -- World War II and the end of European dominance -- The Cold War -- Out from the shadows -- Where do we go from here?
โฆ Table of Contents
pt. 1: The beginnings and foundations of civilization. The building blocks of civilization --
First civilizations of Africa and Western Asia --
Ancient and Classic China --
Ancient and Classic India --
Classic Greece --
When in Rome --
pt. 2: After the Classics. Islam and Africa --
The Byzantine Empire and Russia --
Rebirth in China --
Chinese culture spreads in East Asia --
The Mongols rule! --
Those terrible Middle Ages --
American on the eve of invasion --
pt. 3: The world gets much smaller. Back to Islam --
As the world shrinks: South Asia --
Exploration or exploitation? --
Religion and reformation --
Science and philosophy brighten things up --
pt. 4: Western domination. Revolutions --
The industrial revolution --
Revolutions and reactions --
Imperialism --
pt. 5: The twentieth century and beyond. The war to end all wars --
A time of uncertainty --
World War II and the end of European dominance --
The Cold War --
Out from the shadows --
Where do we go from here?
โฆ Subjects
Weltgeschichte;World history;Men's collection
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