World history for dummies Peter Haugen
Material type: TextSeries: Sample SamplePublisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2009Edition: Second editionDescription: xviii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 23cmISBN: 9780470446546 (paperback)Subject(s): World historyItem type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Philippine Christian University Manila Reference | Junior High School | Ref 909 H371 2009 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 11415-JH |
Includes index
Introduction -- Part 1: 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-- Part VI: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 23: Ten Unforgettable Dates in History -- Chapter 24: Ten Essential Historical Documents
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