World history for dummies /
Haugen, Peter.
World history for dummies / by Peter Haugen. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009. - xviii, 388 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. - For dummies. .
--For dummies. Previous ed.: Foster City, Calif.: IDG, 2001. Includes index.
pt. 1: Getting into history. Tracing a path to the present -- Digging up reality -- Putting history into perspective -- pt. 2: Finding strength in numbers. Getting civilized -- The rise and fall of many empires -- History's mid-life crisis: the Middle Ages -- The struggle for world domination -- Grabbing the globe -- Clashing all around the world -- pt. 3: 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 -- pt. 4: Fighting, fighting, fighting. Sticks and stones: Waging war the old-fashioned way -- The war machine gets some upgrades -- Modernized mayhem -- pt. 5: 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 -- pt. 6: The part of tens. Ten unforgettable dates in history -- Ten essential historical documents.
An overview of world history discusses influential people and highlights important dates and events.
9780470446546 (pbk.) 0470446544 (pbk.)
GBA933085 bnb
015103224 Uk
World history.
World history for dummies / by Peter Haugen. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009. - xviii, 388 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. - For dummies. .
--For dummies. Previous ed.: Foster City, Calif.: IDG, 2001. Includes index.
pt. 1: Getting into history. Tracing a path to the present -- Digging up reality -- Putting history into perspective -- pt. 2: Finding strength in numbers. Getting civilized -- The rise and fall of many empires -- History's mid-life crisis: the Middle Ages -- The struggle for world domination -- Grabbing the globe -- Clashing all around the world -- pt. 3: 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 -- pt. 4: Fighting, fighting, fighting. Sticks and stones: Waging war the old-fashioned way -- The war machine gets some upgrades -- Modernized mayhem -- pt. 5: 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 -- pt. 6: The part of tens. Ten unforgettable dates in history -- Ten essential historical documents.
An overview of world history discusses influential people and highlights important dates and events.
9780470446546 (pbk.) 0470446544 (pbk.)
GBA933085 bnb
015103224 Uk
World history.