This historical timeline summary is designed to help organize studies by listing basic historical themes in the order in which they happened. The History Essentials, U.S. and World Timeline lists monumental events and noteworthy individuals in U.S. and world history based on official study guides and encyclopedic references. The History Essentials book presents a plethora of historical milestones and covers the United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.Jam-packed with events and people who have changed the course of history, The History Essentials 'fills in the gaps' with facts that may have escaped your studies or memory -- until now. While reading, take time for a few, fun, 'rabbit trail' adventures by researching unfamiliar terms along the way. Look up words in bold or entire periods or cultures, and concentrate on topics that pique your interest. Then, delve deeper, and keep going as your fascination with history expands. In doing so, you will begin to round-out your knowledge of history without losing your place, because you can always return to the timeline and pick up where you left off. History Essentials can help shape, plan, and organize study goals for history contests, including the National History Bee and the National History Bowl. Involvement in the National History Bee on any level is a fantastic achievement, and Hexco Academic is proud to support this contest.*Disclaimer notice: The content of the History Bee or any other contest is not limited to the events in this book. There is no guarantee that this material will appear in the National History Bee or any other competitions. Dates and facts have been verified by at least two reliable sources. We do not claim to have all world events and history listed in this abbreviated timeline book and encourage all to use this book as a starting point for his/her own research.Use this guidebook in conjunction with your contest guide and do more research on your own.

This historical timeline summary is designed to help organize studies by listing basic historical themes in the order in which they happened. The History Essentials, U.S. and World Timeline lists monumental events and noteworthy individuals in U.S. and world history based on official study guides and encyclopedic references. The History Essentials book presents a plethora of historical milestones and covers the United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.Jam-packed with events and people who have changed the course of history, The History Essentials 'fills in the gaps' with facts that may have escaped your studies or memory -- until now. While reading, take time for a few, fun, 'rabbit trail' adventures by researching unfamiliar terms along the way. Look up words in bold or entire periods or cultures, and concentrate on topics that pique your interest. Then, delve deeper, and keep going as your fascination with history expands. In doing so, you will begin to round-out your knowledge of history without losing your place, because you can always return to the timeline and pick up where you left off.History Essentials can help shape, plan, and organize study goals for history contests, including the National History Bee and the National History Bowl. Involvement in the National History Bee on any level is a fantastic achievement, and Hexco Academic is proud to support this contest.*Disclaimer notice: The content of the History Bee or any other contest is not limited to the events in this book. There is no guarantee that this material will appear in the National History Bee or any other competitions. Dates and facts have been verified by at least two reliable sources. We do not claim to have all world events and history listed in this abbreviated timeline book and encourage all to use this book as a starting point for his/her own research.Use this guidebook in conjunction with your contest guide and do more research on your own.

In this classic text, now in its fourth edition, Gilbert Rist provides a complete and powerful overview of what the idea of development has meant throughout history. He traces it from its origins in the Western view of history, through the early stages of the world system, the rise of US hegemony, and the supposed triumph of third-worldism, through to new concerns about the environment and globalization. In a new chapter on post-development models and ecological dimensions, written against a background of world crisis and ideological disarray, Rist considers possible ways forward and brings the book completely up to date. Throughout, he argues persuasively that development has been no more than a collective delusion, which in reality has resulted only in widening market relations, whatever the intentions of its advocates.

This volume contains the text of the three Cook Lectures, which review various current doubts and queries concerning the writing of reasonably unbiased history.

The remarkable scientific story of how Earth became an oxygenated planet The air we breathe is twenty-one percent oxygen, an amount higher than on any other known world. While we may take our air for granted, Earth was not always an oxygenated planet. How did it become this way? Donald Canfield—one of the world's leading authorities on geochemistry, earth history, and the early oceans—covers this vast history, emphasizing its relationship to the evolution of life and the evolving chemistry of the Earth. Canfield guides readers through the various lines of scientific evidence, considers some of the wrong turns and dead ends along the way, and highlights the scientists and researchers who have made key discoveries in the field. Showing how Earth’s atmosphere developed over time, Oxygen takes readers on a remarkable journey through the history of the oxygenation of our planet.

The most important documents in American history: Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Emancipation Proclamation, presidential speeches, Supreme Court decisions, Acts and Declarations of Congress, essays, letters, and much more.

Evaluate students' progress with the printed booklet of Chapter Tests and Lesson Quizzes. Preview online test questions or print for paper and pencil tests. Chapter tests include traditional and document-based question tests.