A History of the World

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A clearly written, accessible and comprehensive text that tells the story of man s journey from the time of the first hominids to the present. Sections include: Ancient World, 10,000 to 500BC, Classical World, 500 BC to AD500, Medieval World, AD500 to 1500, Early Modern World, 1500-1783, 19th Century, the Modern World from 1914 to the first decade of the 21st century. This book tells the story of how we got to where we are today through conflict and intrigue, power won and lost, and great empires built and destroyed."