World History For Dummies

by Haugen, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780470446546
• ISBN10: 0470446544
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-02
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Now updatedthe one-stop guide to significant events in world historyWritten for students and lifelong learners, this detailed overview of human history takes readers from the discovery of fire to the birth of the Internet. It features new coverage of significant events that have reshaped our world view: the events of September 11, 2001; the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; recent responses climate change; the rise of China, India, and Brazil as world economic powers; and the natural disasters of Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka and Indonesia. It also explores the current trends in historical research and how researchers are re-examining everything from the writings of Marco Polo to the arrival of humans in the Americas.

Author Biography

Peter Haugen is a prolific history writer. In addition to authoring and contributing to several books, his work has appeared in publications including History Magazine, mental_floss, and Psychology Today. Haugen has served on the staffs of such newspapers as the St. Petersburg Times and the Sacramento Bee.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting into History

Tracing a Path to the Present

Digging Up Reality

Putting History into Perspective

Finding Strength in Numbers

Getting Civilized

The Rise and Fall of Many Empires

Histor's Mid-Life Crisis: The Middle Ages

The Struggle for World Domination

Grabbing the Globe

Clashing All Around the World

Seeking Answers

Religion through the Ages

Loving Wisdom: The Rise and Reach of Philosophy

Being Christian, Thinking Greek

Awakening to the Renaissance

Making a Break: The Reformation

Opening Up to Science and Enlightenment

Fighting, Fighting, Fighting

Sticks and Stones: Waging War the Old-Fashioned Way

The War Machine Gets Some Upgrades

Modernized Mayhem

Meeting the Movers and Shakers

Starting Something Legendary

Battling Toward Immortality

Explorers and Discoverers: Places to Go, People to See

Turning Tables: Rebels and Revolutionaries

The Part of Tens

Ten Unforgettable Dates in History

Ten Essential Historical Documents

Index

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