Download or read book Worlds of History To 1550 written by Kevin Reilly and published by Bedford/st Martins. This book was released on 2000 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comparative reader that offers a dynamic balance of primary and secondary sources, Worlds of History invites students to make connections across cultures while teaching them to think like historians. The 90 readings in Volume 1 and 94 readings in Volume 2 combine global coverage, topical balance, and new scholarship, expanding on the features of Kevin Reilly's best-selling Readings in World Civilizations.
Download or read book Worlds of History written by Kevin Reilly and published by Bedford Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1089 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Worlds Of History Volume 1 written by Kevin Reilly and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worlds of History offers a flexible comparative and thematic organization that accommodates a variety of teaching approaches and helps students to make cross-cultural comparisons. Thoughtfully compiled by a distinguished world historian and community college instructor, each chapter presents a wide array of primary and secondary sources arranged around a major theme — such as universal religions, the environment and technology, or gender and family — across two or more cultures, along with pedagogy that builds students’ capacity to analyze and interpret sources, and think critically and independently.
Download or read book The Human Journey written by Kevin Reilly and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012-11-10 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Human Journey offers a truly concise yet satisfyingly full history of the world from ancient times to the present. Its themes include not only the great questions of the humanities—nature versus nurture, the history and meaning of human variation, the sources of wealth, and causes of revolution—but also the major transformations in human history: agriculture, cities, iron, writing, universal religions, global trade, industrialization, popular government, justice, and equality. Beginning with our most important questions and searching all of our past for answers, this is world history in a grand humanistic tradition.
Download or read book Readings in World Christian History Earliest Christianity to 1453 written by John Wayland Coakley and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 1145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion to "History of the World Christian Movement explores how varied and multi-cultural Christian origins and history really are.
Download or read book The Mystery of History Volume 1 written by Linda Lacour Hobar and published by Bright Ideas Press. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Story Of The World Ancient Times Activity Book 1 3e written by Susan Wise Bauer and published by Peace Hill Press. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D.
Download or read book Story Of The World 1 Ancient Times Revised written by Susan Wise Bauer and published by Peace Hill Press. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D.
Download or read book Profiles from History Volume 1 written by Ashley M. Wiggers and published by Geography Matters. This book was released on 2009 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles from History takes a fresh look a familiar faces. Along with beautiful illustrations and fascinating stories, this book encourages children to think about the motivations of twenty historical figures. Activities and discussion questions help students recognize the effect these individuals have had on history. The profiles include: Marco Polo Johannes Gutenberg William Bradford Squanto Galileo Christopher Columbus John Smith Leonardo da Vinci Pochahontas William Shakespeare Michelangelo James Cook George Frideric Handel Benjamin Franklin Meriwether Lewis William Clark Thomas Jefferson Sacagawea Mozart Zebulon Pike Francois Millet Jesse Applegate Did you know... Benjamin Franklin had such an impact that nearly 20,000 people attended his funeral? Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press to make the written word available to all, not just the wealthy? Pocahontas bravely risked her life on more than one occasion to save others? Francois Millet was one of the first to paint common people with honor and dignity? Jesse Applegate blazed a safer trail out west so that others would never have to experience his pain? Profiles include a variety of fun activities such as crossword puzzles, word scrambles and sequencing. Timeline figures add depth and perspective. Make learning personal and memorable with Profiles from History."
Download or read book Science and Technology in World History Volume 1 written by David Deming and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the first in a roughly chronological series, explores the development of the methodology and major ideas of science, in historical context, from ancient times to the decline of classical civilizations around 300 A.D. It includes details specific to the histories of specialized sciences including astronomy, medicine and physics--along with Roman engineering and Greek philosophy. It closely describes the contributions of such individuals as Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Euclid, Archimedes, Ptolemy, Seneca, Pliny the Elder, and Galen.
Download or read book The Cambridge World History written by Jerry H. Bentley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The era from 1400 to 1800 saw intense biological, commercial, and cultural exchanges, and the creation of global connections on an unprecedented scale. Divided into two books, Volume 6 of the Cambridge World History series considers these critical transformations. The first book examines the material and political foundations of the era, including global considerations of the environment, disease, technology, and cities, along with regional studies of empires in the eastern and western hemispheres, crossroads areas such as the Indian Ocean, Central Asia, and the Caribbean, and sites of competition and conflict, including Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean. The second book focuses on patterns of change, examining the expansion of Christianity and Islam, migrations, warfare, and other topics on a global scale, and offering insightful detailed analyses of the Columbian exchange, slavery, silver, trade, entrepreneurs, Asian religions, legal encounters, plantation economies, early industrialism, and the writing of history.
Download or read book A History of World Societies Value Edition Volume 1 written by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lively and accessible narrative and the hallmark focus on social and cultural history that has made A History of World Societies one of the most successful textbooks for the world history course is now available in a lower price format. The two-color Value Edition includes the full narrative, the popular "Individuals in Society" feature, and select images and maps.
Download or read book Worlds of History Volume 2 written by Kevin Reilly and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worlds of History offers a flexible comparative and thematic organization that accommodates a variety of teaching approaches and helps students to make cross-cultural comparisons. Thoughtfully compiled by a distinguished world historian and community college instructor, each chapter presents a wide array of primary and secondary sources arranged around a major theme -- such as universal religions, the environment and technology, or gender and family -- across two or more cultures, along with pedagogy that builds students' capacity to analyze and interpret sources.
Download or read book Worlds of History A High School Edition written by Kevin Reilly and published by Bedford/St. Martin's. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introductory reader on human history, combining primary and secondary sources with a thematic and chronological organization. The emphasis is on building thinking skills, and presenting varying perspectives to encourage discussion.
Download or read book Patterns of World History with Sources written by Peter Von Sivers and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2017 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encouraging a broad understanding of continuity, change, and innovation in human history, Patterns in World History presents the global past in a comprehensive, even-handed, and open-ended fashion. Instead of focusing on the memorization of people, places, and events, this text strives topresent important facts in context and draw meaningful connections by examining patterns that have emerged throughout global history.
Download or read book The World written by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2015-08-17 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyHistoryLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyHistoryLab, search for 0134169867 / 9780134169866 T he World: A History, Volume 1 plus MyHistoryLab for World History — Access Card Package, 3/e Package consists of: • 0134162358 / 9780134162355 The World: A History, Volume 1, 3/e • 0133861880 / 9780133861884 MyHistoryLab for World History Valuepack Access Card MyHistoryLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For courses in World History Helps students see the whole story The World: A History interweaves two enduring stories—centered on our interactions with nature and with each other—into a compelling narrative of mankind, from the origins of civilization to the present. Employing an engaging prose style and a comprehensive map program that brings history to life, author Felipe Fernández-Armesto empowers students to see the connections among peoples and events, and to think critically about topics large and small. Also available with MyHistoryLab® MyHistoryLab for the World History course extends learning online, engaging students and improving results. Media resources with assignments bring concepts to life, and offer students opportunities to practice applying what they’ve learned. And Writing Space helps educators develop and assess concept mastery and critical thinking through writing, quickly and easily. Please note: this version of MyHistoryLab does not include an eText. The World: A History, Third Edition is also available via REVEL™, an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn.
Download or read book History of Our World written by Henry Billings and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
