Philip's Atlas of World History: Concise Edition

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2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Philip's

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Copyright

2007

ISBN13

9780540092154

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eBook

Grade Level

12th+ - College Senior

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Philip's Atlas of World History presents the entire story of civilization, from man's earliest beginnings to the latest political developments of the twentieth century.
It is specially designed to help the reader visualize the great historical themes and turning points of the past by combining more than 400 color maps, which graphically depict the scope of these events, with over 200,000 words of text to explain key historical themes and contexts.
It also contains a 20-page gazetteer of historical places, biographies of important figures, and a 22-page time chart.
Ideal for home, secondary school and college use. This atlas gives a fascinating, accessible and truly global, picture of events and their impact on the world we live in today.
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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contributors.
Contents.
Foreword.
1: The Ancient World.
2: The Human Revolution: 5 Million Years Ago to 10,000 BC.
3: From Hunting to Farming: Asia 12,000 BC–AD 500.
4: From Hunting to Farming: Europe 8000–200 BC.
5: From Hunting to Farming: Africa 10,000 BC–AD 500.
6: From Hunting to Farming: The Americas 12,000–1000 BC.
7: From Hunting to Farming: Australia and the Pacific 10.000 BC–AD 1000.
8: The First Civilizations: Mesopotamia and the Indus Region 4000–1800 BC.
9: The First Civilizations: Egypt 3500–2180 BC and China 1700–1050 BC.
10: Civilizations in Mesoamerica 1200 BC–AD 700.
11: Cultures in South America 1400 BC–AD 1000.
12: The Mediterranean and the Gulf Region 2000–1000 BC.
13: Empires and Traders 1200–600 BC.
14: Classical Greece 750–400 BC.
15: The Achaemenid and Hellenistic World 600–30 BC.
16: The Birth of World Religions 1500 BC–AD 600.
17: First Empires in India 600 BC–AD 500.
18: First Empires in China 1100 BC–AD 220.
19: Peoples of Central Asia 6000 BC–AD 500.
20: Eurasian Trade 150 BC–AD 500.
21: The Roman Empire 500 BC–AD 400.
22: Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire 100–500.
23: The Medieval World.
24: Religions of the Medieval World 600–1500.
25: Kingdoms of Southeast Asia 500–1500.
26: The Byzantine Empire 527–1025.
27: The Spread of Islam 630–1000.
28: The First Slavic States 400–1000.
29: East Asia in the Tang Period 618–907.
30: Frankish Kingdoms 200–900.
31: Peoples of the European Steppe 350–1000.
32: The Vikings 800–1100.
33: States and Trade in West Africa 500–1500.
34: States and Trade in East Africa 500–1500.
35: Civilizations in Mesoamerica and South America 500–1500.
36: East Asia 907–1600.
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