vii, 491 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
Target Audience Note:
Ages 9-14
Other Title:
History encyclopedia
Notes:
Includes index
Contents:
The ancient world 40,000-500BC The classical world 499BC-AD500 Early middle ages 501-1100 High middle ages 1101-1460 The renaissance 1461-1600 Trade and empire 1601-1707 Revolution and independence 1708-1835 Unification and colonization 1836-1913 The world at war 1914-1949 Times of change 1950-1999 A new millennium 2000-present