Edition |
Second American edition. |
Description |
480 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm |
Note |
Previous edition published in 2014. |
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At head of title: Smithsonian. |
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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. |
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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.
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Material culture -- History.
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Material culture (OCoLC)fst01011739
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World history (OCoLC)fst01181345
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Genre/Form |
Chronologies (OCoLC)fst01423901
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History (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Reference works (OCoLC)fst01919963
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Sources (OCoLC)fst01423900
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Chronologies.
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Reference works.
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Added Author |
DK Publishing, Inc.
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Smithsonian Institution.
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Added Title |
History of the world in 1000 objects |
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History of the world in one thousand objects |
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Smithsonian history of the world in 1,000 objects |
ISBN |
9780744021820 (hardcover) |
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0744021820 (hardcover) |
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