The Challenge of the West: Peoples and cultures from the stone age to 1640This textbook provides a one-of-a-kind view of the history of the Western world. It weaves together all strands of history into easily grasped, chronologically organized chapters.-Back cover. |
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THE B C A D SYSTEM FOR RECKONING DATES | xxxv |
The Neolithic Period | xlii |
The Development of Agriculture | xliii |
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