WORLD HISTORY 101
From Ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking Conquests to NATO and Wikileaks, An Essential Primer on World History
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Bypass the boring explanations and provide students with a crash course in world history that also reveals the challenges historians face in interpreting the past.
Sixty-four succinct chapters sprinkled with primary source quotes move from prehistory and the development of Sumerian civilization to the fall of the Soviet Union and globalization. This engaging resource is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts about the most important moments in history and how they shaped modern civilization. Clear, simple language brings understanding to important topics such as how the Greek city-states united, the ways in which the rise of Islam created a "new Middle East," the unintended consequences of industrialization, and more.
| Copyright | 2017 |
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| Publisher | Adams Media |
| Pages | 255 |
| Grade | 7 and up |
| ISBN | 9781507204542 |