National Geographic concise history of the world :  an illustrated timeline / 
 Concise history of the world 
edited by Neil Kagan. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  National Geographic Society,  c2006. 
 - 416 p. :  ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>	The first societies prehistory-500 B.C.E. --<br/>The classical age 500 B.C.E.-500 C.E. --<br/>Faith and power 500-1000 --<br/>Invasions and advances 1000-1500 --<br/>Converging worlds 1500-1750 --<br/>Empires and revlotions 1750-1900 --<br/>Global conflict 1900-1950 --<br/>Toward a new world order 1950-present. 
<br/><br/> 	<br/>From the dawn of humankind to today's global complexities, this monumental volume presents world history from an original perspective that uses an innovative time line to scan across a spread and explore a single area or compare contemporary societies across the globe. Special features include: dozens of maps; scores of sidebars; hundreds of illustrations; and thousands of events, milestones, personalities, ideas, and inventions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0792283643 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chronology, Historical.<br/>Cronología histórica
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D 11  / N277 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>902/.02