History of the World

by Michael Kerrigan

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Pub Date Sep 14 2024 | Archive Date Not set

Amber Books Ltd | Amber Books

Arts & Photography | History | Nonfiction (Adult)

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Beginning in the sixth millennium BCE, in the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia and along the Nile River, human civilization expanded to develop writing systems, farming methods, social organization and modes of government. Today, humans inhabit every part of the planet, connected by digital technology and modern infrastructure. Arranged chronologically, History of the World offers a broad overview of the most important events in human history, including the building of great funerary tombs in Ancient Egypt, the Trojan War, the development of democratic forms of government in Ancient Athens under Pericles, the birth of Christ, the expansion of Islam from Arabia, the Viking raids across northwest Europe, the capture of Jerusalem during the Crusades, Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Copernicus proposing a new model of the Universe, the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns in Japan, the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution, Napoleon’s domination of Europe following the French victory at Austerlitz, Stephenson’s development of the steam locomotive, the break up of great empires following the end of World War I, the use of nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the advent of the modern computer, beginning with Alan Turing’s code-breaking Bombe machine at Bletchley Park during World War II. History of the World provides a sumptuous, pictorial guide to the most significant events in human history, from the Bronze Age to the 21st Century.

Beginning in the sixth millennium BCE, in the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia and along the Nile River, human civilization expanded to develop writing systems, farming methods, social organization and...

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781838864507
PRICE	£40.00 (GBP)
PAGES	448

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Reviewer 1394760

How do you define a history book? This book about human history is a chronological encyclopaedia/reference book which summarises the highlights in history.
The accompanying pictures and the overall presentation are good.
4.5 stars

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Breanna I, Reviewer

A great coffee table book that touches on the most important aspects of world history from pre-history til today. The photos bring it all to life and make it a nice book to flip through whether you're looking to learn something, or just to pass the time.

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Reviewer 725763

This book offers a comprehensive and visually stunning journey through human history. Arranged chronologically, it covers key milestones, from the Bronze Age to the 21st century, with rich illustrations accompanying the narrative.

I enjoyed the cross-cultural nature of the book—it brought to life, for instance, that Confucius and the Buddha lived at about the same time, and King John of England was a contemporary of Genghis Khan. It emphasized that different cultures didn’t exist in isolation but were woven into a tapestry of human progress.

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Maegan M, Librarian

What a beautiful book. I really enjoyed reading History of the World by Michael Kerrigan. The pictures were well thought out and well presented. It was a comprehensive easy to understand look back broken up into nice sized portions, never lingering too long on one subject or another. I really enjoyed the way the author presented history through the different cultures and parts of the world. Always explaining what was happening at a certain time in different places rather than focusing on one particular place.