Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World - Rilegato

Scarre, Christopher

 
9781564583055: Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World
Rilegato
ISBN 10: 1564583058 ISBN 13: 9781564583055
Casa editrice: Dk Pub, 1993

Sinossi

Tracks the advance of history from human origins to the Renaissance in all parts of the world simultaneously, through specially designed time charts featuring full-color photographs of fascinating artifacts from a diversity of cultures. 35,000 first printing.

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Product Description

Edition; 1st American ed. Physical description; 256 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 36 cm. Notes; Includes index. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; First life on earth -- Surviving the Ice Ages -- The first modern humans -- Crossing to America -- The ice thaws -- Farmers & hunter-gatherers -- From village to city -- The age of monuments -- Diverging cultures -- Expansion & consolidation -- Rise & fall of empires -- An age of expansion -- Imperial realms -- The struggle for power -- The rise of Islam -- Thriving economies -- Conquests & crusades -- Contact and diversity. Summary; This full-color volume covers the span of prehistory, from the beginnings of the Earth and the emergence of mankind in Africa, through to Egypt and the pyramids, the fall of the Roman Empire, the voyages of discovery, and the height of the Inca Empire -- everything through A.D. 1500. Superbly illustrated with 1,700 color photographs of museum artifacts, archaeological finds, artists' reconstructions, and specially commissioned maps, Timelines is the first comprehensive visual timechart. Subjects; History, Ancient - Chronology. History, Ancient - Pictorial works. Middle Ages - History - Chronology. Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal. History / Ancient / General. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.

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Editore
Dk Pub
Data di pubblicazione
1993
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1564583058
ISBN 13 
9781564583055
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
256
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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