World History for Dummies
About this book
The book that puts the "story" back in history!
Don't know much about history? Don't worry! With this friendly reference, you can bone up on all those facts you missed in history class -- and have a good time in the bargain. From ancient Greece to contemporary America, from religious controversies to global wars, this is history the way it ought to be -- fresh, memorable, and fun. --back cover
Subjects
- act of union
- airplanes
- alphabetic writing
- american revolution
- amerindians
- animals
- archaeology
- art
- astronauts
- astronomy
- atomic weapons
- barbarians
- bias
- bible
- bill of rights
- books
- bubonic plague
- calendars
- capitalism
- centuries
- chemical warfare
- chivalry
- circumnavigation
- cities
- citizens and citizenship
- civilization
- classes
- colonialism
- communication
- communism
- countries
- creation stories
- cuneiform writing
- dates
- divine right of kings
- dynasties
- economics
- education and literacy
- empire-building
- eras
- exploration
- farming
- genocide
- globalization
- historia universal
- historical documents
- history
- human anatomy
- nonfiction
- world history