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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first societies prehistory-500 B.C.E. --
The classical age 500 B.C.E.-500 C.E. --
Faith and power 500-1000 --
Invasions and advances 1000-1500 --
Converging worlds 1500-1750 --
Empires and revlotions 1750-1900 --
Global conflict 1900-1950 --
Toward a new world order 1950-present.


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.

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Chronology, Historical.
Cronología histórica

D 11 / N277 2006

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