Encyclopedia of World History (Total 6 Books)

Authored by Marsha E. Ackermann,


Michael Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, Mark F. Whitters


Published: 6/1/2008


ISBN-10: 0816063869


ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-6386-4


Format: Hardcover


Dewey Number: 903


Reading Level: Grades 9 and up




For each volume:


Black-and-white photographs and illustrations.


32-page insert of full-color maps.


Index. Bibliography.


Cross-references.


Chronology.

Summary


The Student's First Reference to World History

In today's world of globalization, there is a growing trend among historians and students alike to study the common

challenges and experiences that unite the human past. Facts On File's seven-volume Encyclopedia of World History is a

truly groundbreaking work and one of the first to offer a balanced presentation of human history for a global

perspective on the past. A team of distinguished world history academics has brought together scores of specialists in

writing signed entries based on the latest scholarship.

Based on the National Standards for World History

Influenced by the National Standards for World History, this comprehensive and authoritative set is rich in features to

make the study of world history easier for students to understand. Arranged in six chronological eras that span

prehistory to the present day, its chronological approach follows the way world history is taught and studied in the

classroom. Each volume era begins with essays that address large themes—such as agriculture, science and technology,

social and class relationships, trade and cultural exchanges, and warfare—allowing students to make connections and

trace key global patterns over time. The final volume contains primary source documents and a master index for the

set.

Key Features That Enhance the Set's Reference Value

* Thematic essays that help students make comparisons and connections across regions and time periods


* Primary source documents, carefully chosen to be representative of the six world eras


* Informative, cross-referenced entries


* A chronology in every volume that helps students place events in context


* More than 600 illustrations, including a 32-page insert of full-color maps in each volume designed to convey the

importance of geography in world history


* Further reading sections that encourage additional research


* Individual volume indexes


* A comprehensive set index.

The Set Is Arranged in Six Chronological Eras

* Volume I: The Ancient World: Prehistoric Eras to 600 CE


* Volume II: The Expanding World: 600 CE to 1450


* Volume III: The First Global Age: 1450 to 1750


* Volume IV: Age of Revolution and Empire: 1750 to 1900


* Volume V: Crisis and Achievement: 1900 to 1950


* Volume VI: The Contemporary World: 1950 to the Present