World History for Dummies

by Haugen, Peter

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Full title :World History for Dummies / by Peter Haugen.

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Publication Date:©2009
Edition:Second edition

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Publisher(s):Wiley
Place of Publication:Hoboken, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009

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Previous ed.: Foster City, Calif.: IDG, 2001.

Introduction. Part I: Getting into History. Chapter 1: Tracing a Path to the Present. Chapter 2: Digging Up Reality. Chapter 3: Putting History into Perspective. Part II: Finding Strength in Numbers. Chapter 4: Getting Civilized. Chapter 5: The Rise and Fall of Many Empires. Chapter 6: History's Mid-Life Crisis: The Middle Ages. Chapter 7: The Struggle for World Domination. Chapter 8: Grabbing the Globe. Chapter 9: Clashing All Around the World. Part III: Seeking Answers. Chapter 10: Religion through the Ages. Chapter 11: Loving Wisdom: The Rise and Reach of Philosophy. Chapter 12: Being Christian, Thinking Greek. Chapter 13: Awakening to the Renaissance. Chapter 14: Making a Break: The Reformation. Chapter 15: Opening Up to Science and Enlightenment. Part IV: Fighting, Fighting, Fighting. Chapter 16: Sticks and Stones: Waging War the Old-Fashioned Way. Chapter 17: The War Machine Gets Some Upgrades. Chapter 18: Modernized Mayhem. Part V: Meeting the Movers and Shakers. Chapter 19: Starting Something Legendary. Chapter 20: Battling Toward Immortality. Chapter 21: Explorers and Discoverers: Places to Go, People to See. Chapter 22: Turning Tables: Rebels and Revolutionaries. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 23: Ten Unforgettable Dates in History. Chapter 24: Ten Essential Historical Documents. Index.

Includes index.