Timelines of World History
Description:... Over 300 illustrations covering parallel developments in five main regions of the world: the Americas, Africa, East Asia, West Asia, and Europe. The book presents key facts, events and opinions from the sweep of human history, in three formats. The political timeline discusses the major historical events in the lives of cities and nations. The cultural timeline charts simultaneous global developments. These range from art and religion to music, literature, and architecture. Interspersed with these timelines are fourteen Window on Time essays, which make in-depth comparisons of topics of significance for two or more regions.--From publisher description.
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