Illustrated History Of The World

THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WORLD
When our earliest human ancestor first walked the African grasslands around 5 millions years ago, the earth was already more than 4 billion years old. Since then, people have spread to every corner of the globe and developed every conceivable form of society.

The Illustrated History of the World provides a digestible panorama of the great sweep of history on earth, from the Big Bang to the 21st century.

 - An international approach, with many pagus dedicated to the
history of Islam, Africa, and the Far East, alongside
the tuumultuous histories of Europe and America.

- Maps on almost every page locate people and events geographically,
and brief and accessible historical overviews are backed up with timelines,
diagrams, and over 2,000 color illustrations each with captions
to explain specific events, inventions, artifacts, and people.