History of the World in 1000 ObjectsDiscover how humans created their world from the objects they left behind - from the US Constitution to the first iPhone - in DK's latest history book. |
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User Review - bostonian71 - LibraryThingFantastic resource for anyone who loves history, culture and/or museums. Even though the title reads *A* history, it could've been called *The* history, given the sheer breadth of the themes and ... Read full review
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User Review - murderbydeath - LibraryThingWow, this book took awhile for me to get through. So much interesting information that I had to read only a few sections per sitting if I had any hope of retaining what I read. I found the objects to ... Read full review
Contents
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Europes Bronze Age Warriors | 40 |
The Mighty Hittites | 43 |
Palace Societies of the Aegean | 44 |
Buddhism in Medieval Japan | 169 |
Koreas Golden Kingdoms | 170 |
Temple Cities of Cambodia | 172 |
Seljuk and Early Ottoman Realms | 174 |
Spiritof the Greater Southwest | 176 |
The Mythmakers of Mesoamerica | 178 |
Treasures of the Andes | 188 |
The Sculptors of Easter Island | 192 |
The Intrepid Phoenicians | 47 |
Chinas First Celestial Empire | 48 |
The AweInspiring Gods of the Andes | 54 |
The Mystical Land of the Olmec | 55 |
The | 58 |
CityStates of Ancient Greece | 61 |
Celtic Kingdoms | 66 |
The Great Persian Empire | 71 |
The Artistic Etruscans | 74 |
The Splendor of Rome | 80 |
Foreign Rule in Egypt | 90 |
Indias First Empires | 98 |
ENLIGHTENMENT | 99 |
The Unified Kingdoms of China | 100 |
Yayoi and Kofun Japan | 105 |
Europes 1450 | 114 |
Germanic Kingdoms | 115 |
Viking Traders and Raiders | 120 |
The Glory of Byzantium | 130 |
Islamic Courts and Caliphates | 134 |
Islamic Cultures of Spain and Africa | 135 |
Norman Crusaders and Conquerors | 136 |
The Rise of the Holy Roman Empire | 149 |
Early Kingdoms of Eastern Europe | 151 |
Empires of the Mongol Khans | 152 |
Art and Devotion in Classical India | 155 |
The First Cities of Mesoamerica 110 The Mysterious Nazca and Moche 160 The Dragon Throne of Imperial China | 163 |
INDUSTRY ANDINDEPENDENCE 1750 | 196 |
A SHRINKING WORLD 1900 | 272 |
Art and Sciencein Renaissance Europe 272 The Birth of the Industrial | 275 |
Revolution and Republic in France | 283 |
The Decline of the Austrian Empire | 286 |
A Century of Flight | 340 |
Transportation for the Masses | 344 |
Entertaining the World | 350 |
Fighting the World Wars | 354 |
Combating Disease | 360 |
Life Under the Revolution | 365 |
The Western Home | 366 |
The Race for African Empires 294 The Empire of the Sikhs 298 Company Rule and the Raj in India 302 The Reopening of Japan 308 Unrest in Late... | 372 |
The Space | 376 |
The Technology of Modern | 380 |
382Connecting the World | 382 |
Ethiopia and the Christian World 268 European Settlers in the New World 318 Settlers in Australia and New Zealand 320 Revolution in Latin Ameri... | 385 |
Tradition and War in North America 328 The Birth of the United States 386 Early Societies | 387 |
Ancient Civilizations | 395 |
Trade and Empire | 410 |
Enlightenment and Imperialism | 429 |
Industry and Independence | 439 |
A Shrinking World | 450 |
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