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Title History of the world in 1,000 objects.

Publication Info. New York : DK Publishing, 2020.

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Edition Second American edition.
Description 480 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm
Note Previous edition published in 2014.
At head of title: Smithsonian.
Includes index.
Contents Early societies : 20,000-700 BCE -- Ancient civilizations : 700 BCE-600 CE -- Trade and empire : 600-1450 -- Enlightenment and imperialism : 1450-1750 -- Industry and independence : 1750-1900 -- A shrinking world : 1900 to present -- Timelines of world history.
Summary Offers an illustrated look at one thousand artifacts of human creation through history, from stone age tools to tablet computers, as well as an extensive timeline featuring key events in world history.
The object that have been left behind speak volumes about our past. They give us insight into our ancestors' lives. This book showcases one thousand artifacts of human creation through history, from stone age tools to tablet computers. It reveals the story of the world's civilizations through the ages. Included is an extensive timeline featuring key events in world history. -- adapted from back cover
Subject World history -- Sources.
Material culture -- History.
Material culture (OCoLC)fst01011739
World history (OCoLC)fst01181345
Genre/Form Chronologies (OCoLC)fst01423901
History (OCoLC)fst01411628
Reference works (OCoLC)fst01919963
Sources (OCoLC)fst01423900
Chronologies.
Reference works.
Added Author DK Publishing, Inc.
Smithsonian Institution.
Added Title History of the world in 1000 objects
History of the world in one thousand objects
Smithsonian history of the world in 1,000 objects
ISBN 9780744021820 (hardcover)
0744021820 (hardcover)
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