Publisher's Synopsis
This is the fascinating tale of human emergence, survival, and growth. Of our colorful past. Of world history. Discover how we became all that we are today on a trip across the globe that spans 200,000 years of human history. The Stone Age, development of tools, domestication of animals, and the beginnings of farming. The onset of recorded human history, classical Greece, the Indian Middle Kingdom, and the Qin dynasty. The Middle Ages and the eruptions of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. The Age of Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, and the Scientific Revolution. Follow humankind through the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia, the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, Age of Discovery, and the French and American Revolutions. Meet the historical personalities that propelled us forward including Buddha, Confucius, Genghis Khan, Christopher Columbus, Martin Luther, and Karl Marx. History of the World: Ancient History in Mesopotamia to Modern History - The Events, People, and Leaders that Shaped Our Planet offers a tantalizing glimpse of our vast and varied history that sure to inspire further study. Along the way, you will glimpse the intertwining of culture that led to our modern technology, science, arts, religions, and literature; discovering how our ancestor's belief systems, thoughts, and culture inform who we are today. You'll learn how old ways, can be better than modern methods and how current practices changed the face of the globe, for better or worse. Start your journey into world history today with History of the World: Ancient History in Mesopotamia to Modern History - The Events, People and Leaders that Shaped Our Planet
