world history

Tells about Marco Polo--the people, places, and sights he saw--and what was happening elsewhere in the world at that time.

Looks at the lives of many of the world's past rulers, from 2,500 B.C. to 1990, giving an overview of each time period with mini-biographical sketches of significant leaders.

Covers majoy events from history, year by year, from when 3.5 million years ago through 2012.

Examines some of the highlights of human achievement over the course of two thousand years, looking at topics in the areas of everyday life, the arts, science, medicine and health, politics and government, building and engineering, transport, war and weapons, communications and the media, and sports and leisure.

Photographs and text help chronicle the major events and developments in science, technology, and entertainment that shaped the history of the twentieth century.

Text and pictures depict facets of everyday life in 17th-century Europe.

Describes the religion, clothing, housing, sports and games, work, and other aspects of life in eighteenth-century Europe.

Describes the religion, clothing, warfare, food and drink, work, and other aspects of life in nineteenth-century Europe.

Presents Mary Shelley's 1826 novel, which depicts the death of the human race by war and plague in the late twenty-first century; and includes an introduction, explanatory notes, a bibliography, and chronology.