The Ancient World in Minutes
Title | The Ancient World in Minutes PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Phillips |
Publisher | Quercus |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2018-06-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1635061105 |
From the first cities of Sumeria and Babylon around 3500 BCE to the fall of the Rome and the bloody demise of the Aztecs, here--in 200 mini essays--are the critical leaders and wars; ideas and inventions; myths and religions, and art and architecture of the first 5000 years of recorded history. Discover the spiritual, cultural, technological and artistic innovations of the ancient civilizations that still amaze and influence us today--from the Pyramids to the Parthenon to Macchu Picchu and the Great Wall of China; and from the first hieroglyphic writings and great epics of world literature to democracy and the Olympic Games. The great civilizations are brought to life in vivid illustrations with 200 maps, iconic artworks and ancient artifacts. Contents include: Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, Ancient China, The Persian Empire, Classic Greece, The Roman Republic, the Maya, The Inca and many more.
World History in Minutes
Title | World History in Minutes PDF eBook |
Author | Dorothy Ail |
Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2015-03-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1848667264 |
What happened to the Roman Empire? Why was the Magna Carta so important? What led to the First World War? Why did the USSR collapse? World History in Minutes provides succinct answers to these questions - and many more - in 200 simple and accessible essays. From the 100 Years War to the Gulf Wars, and from the wisdom of Aristotle to the Civil Rights movement, this book distils the major events in human history into easily digestible chunks. Each essay is accompanied by an image - or a clear diagram to illustrate complex ideas - and will plug the gaps in your knowledge of the most important eras, movements and events in the history of humankind. World History in Minutes is the perfect introduction to this expansive subject. Contents include: Neanderthals, Babylonians, Attilla the Hun, Abyssinian Empire, Magna Carta, Black Death, Inca, Henry VIII Reformation, Ulster Plantations, Rousseau and the Enlightenment, Declaration of Independence, French Revolution, Tonga Civil War, Universal Suffrage, Spanish Influenza, Great Depression, Pearl Harbour, The Space Age, Civil Rights, Environmentalism, Oligarchs and Tiger Economies.
The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
Title | The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Wise Bauer |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 897 |
Release | 2007-03-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0393070891 |
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own. This is the first volume in a bold series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. Dozens of maps provide a clear geography of great events, while timelines give the reader an ongoing sense of the passage of years and cultural interconnection. This old-fashioned narrative history employs the methods of “history from beneath”—literature, epic traditions, private letters and accounts—to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled. The result is an engrossing tapestry of human behavior from which we may draw conclusions about the direction of world events and the causes behind them.
America Before
Title | America Before PDF eBook |
Author | Graham Hancock |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 2019-04-23 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1250153743 |
The Instant New York Times Bestseller! Was an advanced civilization lost to history in the global cataclysm that ended the last Ice Age? Graham Hancock, the internationally bestselling author, has made it his life's work to find out--and in America Before, he draws on the latest archaeological and DNA evidence to bring his quest to a stunning conclusion. We’ve been taught that North and South America were empty of humans until around 13,000 years ago – amongst the last great landmasses on earth to have been settled by our ancestors. But new discoveries have radically reshaped this long-established picture and we know now that the Americas were first peopled more than 130,000 years ago – many tens of thousands of years before human settlements became established elsewhere. Hancock's research takes us on a series of journeys and encounters with the scientists responsible for the recent extraordinary breakthroughs. In the process, from the Mississippi Valley to the Amazon rainforest, he reveals that ancient "New World" cultures share a legacy of advanced scientific knowledge and sophisticated spiritual beliefs with supposedly unconnected "Old World" cultures. Have archaeologists focused for too long only on the "Old World" in their search for the origins of civilization while failing to consider the revolutionary possibility that those origins might in fact be found in the "New World"? America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization is the culmination of everything that millions of readers have loved in Hancock's body of work over the past decades, namely a mind-dilating exploration of the mysteries of the past, amazing archaeological discoveries and profound implications for how we lead our lives today.
Time and Temporality in the Ancient World
Title | Time and Temporality in the Ancient World PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph M. Rosen |
Publisher | UPenn Museum of Archaeology |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2004-04-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781931707671 |
Time in antiquity, juxtaposing cultures and societies, yields remarkable intersections with temporality.
Story Of The World #1 Ancient Times Revised
Title | Story Of The World #1 Ancient Times Revised PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Wise Bauer |
Publisher | Peace Hill Press |
Pages | 351 |
Release | 2006-04-11 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1933339004 |
A history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D.
Philosophy in Minutes
Title | Philosophy in Minutes PDF eBook |
Author | Marcus Weeks |
Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2014-02-06 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1782066497 |
Philosophy in Minutes distils 200 of the most important philosophical ideas into easily digestible, bite-sized sections. The core information for every topic - including debates such as the role of philosophy in science and religion, key thinkers from Aristotle to Marx, and introductions to morality and ethics - is explained in straightforward language, using illustrations to make the concepts easy to understand and remember. Whether you are perplexed by existentialism or pondering the notion of free will, this accessible small-format book will help any reader to quickly grasp the basics of this highly nuanced subject. Chapters include: Truth and logic, Marxism, Communism and Socialism, Ontology, Philosophy and literature, Existence of God, Feminist theory, Consciousness, The future of philosophy.