Synopses & Reviews
The establishment of cities, agricultural advances, technological breakthroughs, artistic triumphs, political and military turmoil, and geographic upheavals--to understand world history, you have to understand these crucial shifts, because they all had an impact on the way society developed. Vibrant and plentiful illustrations, photographs, maps, and diagrams, plus side-by-side timelines, highlight the most exciting and momentous historical events in Asia and Australasia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Moving from 15,000 BCE to the dawn of the third millennium, chart the progress made in science and culture. Quotations from eminent figures offer compelling views of events from their own time, and 1,500 biographies of international luminaries include writers, scientists, and artists. From the end of the ice age to the discovery of quarks, the significance of each moment becomes brilliantly clear and meaningful.
Synopsis
From the ice age to the "quark age," chart man's progress in science and culture. Vibrant and plentiful illustrations, photos, maps, and diagrams--plus side-by-side timelines--highlight the most momentous historical events in Asia, Australasia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Quotations from eminent figures offer compelling perspectives, and 1,500 biographies of international luminaries include writers, scientists, and artists. The significance of every discovery and change becomes brilliantly meaningful.