Encyclopedia of World History : Prehistoric, Ancient, Medieval, Last 500 Years

by Bingham, Jane; Chandler, Fiona; Taplin, Sam

• ISBN13: 9781580863360
• ISBN10: 1580863361
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Edc Pub

Summary

- Encyclopedia of World History (Combined Volume).

Table of Contents

Internet Links	6	(4)
Prehistoric World
Prehistoric World Internet Links	10	(2)
Prehistoric Time	12	(2)
What Are Fossils?	14	(2)
Clues from Fossils	16	(2)
The Story of Life	18	(2)
The Birth of the Earth	20	(2)
The Changing World	22	(2)
The Beginning of Life	24	(2)
Shells and Skeletons	26	(2)
The Crowded Seas	28	(2)
The First Fish	30	(2)
Life on Land	32	(2)
Fish out of Water	34	(2)
Swamps and Forests	36	(2)
What Are Reptiles?	38	(2)
Early Reptiles	40	(2)
The Rise of the Reptiles	42	(2)
Meat-eating Monsters	44	(2)
Gentle Giants	46	(2)
Beaks and Crests	48	(2)
Horns, Clubs and Spikes	50	(2)
Reptiles of the Seas	52	(2)
Flying Reptiles	54	(2)
The First Bird	56	(2)
The Death of the Dinosaurs	58	(2)
The First Mammals	60	(2)
Mammals with Pouches	62	(2)
The Rise of the Mammals	64	(2)
Hunters and Scavengers	66	(2)
Plant-eaters' Problems	68	(2)
The Horse's Tale	70	(2)
Animals of South America	72	(2)
The Elephant's Story	74	(2)
Animals of the Ice Age	76	(2)
Apes and Monkeys	78	(2)
Southern Apes	80	(2)
The Tool-makers	82	(2)
The Coming of Fire	84	(2)
The First Explorers	86	(2)
Hunters of the Ice Age	88	(2)
Early Families	90	(2)
The First Modern People	92	(2)
New Worlds	94	(2)
The Mammoth-hunters	96	(2)
The First Artists	98	(2)
From Hunting to Farming	100	(4)
Ancient World
Looking at the Ancient World	104	(2)
Ancient World Internet Links	106	(2)
The First Farmers	108	(1)
The First Towns	109	(1)
The First Civilization	110	(2)
Crafts and Trade	112	(1)
Kings and War	113	(1)
Farmers of the Nile Valley	114	(2)
Mummies and Pyramids	116	(2)
Cities of the Indus Valley	118	(2)
Europe's First Villages	120	(2)
The Monument Builders	122	(2)
Palaces and Legends	124	(2)
Life on Crete	126	(2)
Palaces and Tombs	128	(2)
Warriors and Traders	130	(2)
The Empire of Hammurabi	132	(1)
The Hittite Empire	133	(1)
The Egyptian Empire	134	(2)
Temples and Gods	136	(2)
Life at Home	138	(2)
The People of Canaan	140	(1)
Raiders of the Mediterranean	141	(1)
The Hebrew Kingdoms	142	(2)
Traders from Phoenicia	144	(2)
The Assyrians at War	146	(2)
The Assyrians at Home	148	(2)
The City of Babylon	150	(2)
The Power of Persia	152	(2)
The Greeks at War	154	(2)
Life in Ancient Greece	156	(2)
The City of Athens	158	(2)
Alexander the Great	160	(2)
Riders of the Plains	162	(2)
The People of Early China	164	(2)
China's First Emperor	166	(2)
The Han Dynasty	168	(2)
The People of Ancient Japan	170	(1)
The Riches of Arabia	171	(1)
Life in Ancient Africa	172	(2)
The Ideas of India	174	(2)
The First North Americans	176	(2)
The People of Ancient Peru	178	(1)
The Olmecs	179	(1)
Ancient Cities of the Americas	180	(2)
The Celtic Tribes	182	(2)
The Rise of Rome	184	(2)
The Roman Army	186	(2)
Life in a Roman Town	188	(2)
Fun and Games	190	(2)
The Spread of Christianity	192	(2)
The Fall of Rome	194	(4)
Medieval World
Looking at the Medieval World	198	(2)
Medieval World Internet Links	200	(2)
The Byzantine Empire	202	(2)
The Barbarian Kingdoms	204	(1)
Return to Christianity	205	(1)
The Rise of Islam	206	(2)
The Arab World	208	(2)
Vikings at Home	210	(2)
Vikings Abroad	212	(2)
Anglo-Saxon England	214	(2)
Charlemagne's Empire	216	(1)
The Holy Roman Empire	217	(1)
The Norman Conquests	218	(1)
The Hundred Years' War	219	(1)
Kings, Nobles and Peasants	220	(2)
Knights, Soldiers and War	222	(2)
Living in a Castle	224	(2)
Living in a Village	226	(2)
Living in a Town	228	(2)
Traders and Towns	230	(2)
The Power of the Popes	232	(1)
Enemies of the Church	233	(1)
Building a Cathedral	234	(1)
Going on a Pilgrimage	235	(1)
Monks and Monasteries	236	(2)
Art in the Middle Ages	238	(2)
The Crusades	240	(2)
The Black Death	242	(1)
Criminals and Outlaws	243	(1)
Kingdoms of the Celts	244	(2)
The Rise of Burgundy	246	(2)
The Wars of the Roses	248	(2)
Mongol Invaders	250	(2)
Triumphs of the Turks	252	(2)
Kingdoms of Eastern Europe	254	(2)
The Rise of the Russians	256	(2)
The Struggle for Spain	258	(2)
Conquerors of North Africa	260	(1)
Cities of East Africa	261	(1)
Kingdoms of West Africa	262	(2)
Conquerors of Northern India	264	(1)
Kingdoms of Southern India	265	(1)
Kingdoms of Southeast Asia	266	(2)
Dynasties of China	268	(2)
Land of the Samurai	270	(2)
Explorers and Sailors	272	(2)
The People of the Pacific	274	(2)
Native North Americans	276	(2)
The Aztec Empire	278	(2)
The Maya and the Toltecs	280	(2)
Empires of the Andes	282	(2)
Artists of Italy	284	(2)
Ideas and Inventions	286	(2)
Voyages of Discovery	288	(4)
The Last 500 Years
Looking at the Last 500 Years	292	(2)
Last 500 Years Internet Links	294	(2)
Exploring the World	296	(2)
The Ottoman Empire	298	(2)
The Mogul Empire	300	(2)
Catholics and Protestants	302	(2)
Elizabethan England	304	(2)
Kings, Cavaliers and Roundheads	306	(2)
The Power of the Habsburgs	308	(2)
The Rise of the Dutch	310	(2)
France and the Sun King	312	(2)
The Age of Ideas	314	(2)
Changes in Russia	316	(2)
Russians and Prussians	318	(2)
Early Settlers in the Americas	320	(2)
Settlers in North America	322	(2)
The Slave Trade	324	(2)
Exploring the South Seas	326	(2)
The British in India	328	(2)
The American Revolution	330	(2)
The French Revolution	332	(2)
The Empire of Napoleon	334	(2)
Changes in Farming	336	(2)
The Industrial Revolution	338	(2)
Life in the New Towns	340	(2)
The Year of Revolutions	342	(1)
New Nations	343	(1)
Revolutions in South America	344	(2)
The Scramble for Africa	346	(2)
The American Civil War	348	(2)
The Growth of the USA	350	(2)
The Ming and the Ch'ing	352	(2)
Changes in China	354	(2)
Changes in Japan	356	(2)
The First World War	358	(2)
The Russian Revolution	360	(2)
Stalin's Soviet Union	362	(2)
The People's Republic	364	(2)
Good Times, Bad Times	366	(2)
The Rise of Fascism	368	(2)
Europe at War	370	(2)
The World at War	372	(2)
From Colonies to Countries	374	(2)
War in the Middle East	376	(2)
The Cold War	378	(2)
The Space Race	380	(2)
The Fall of Communism	382	(2)
Rights for All	384	(2)
Sound and Pictures	386	(2)
Our Polluted Planet	388	(2)
The Computer Revolution	390	(2)
The End of the Century	392	(2)
World Time Charts	394	(8)
Word List	402	(4)
Index	406