Illustrating stories such as the Thirty Years War, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and the rise of the Pacific Rim using detailed, double-page maps, this reference set centers on the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural developments from the earliest times until today. Readers will follow key events with ease using the strongly supported text and extensive visual maps.
Item Details
ISBN:
9781933834689
1933834684
Description: 112 pages : color maps ; 25 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109) and index.
Contents:
The world in 1530
The world in 1600
The world in 1650
The world in 1715
The world in 1783
Reformation Europe
Counter-Reformation Europe
Sweden and the baltic
The Thirty Years' War
Europe and Louis XIV
European economy
Russian expansion
The ancien regime
The rise of the Ottoman Empire
The decline of the ottoman empire
Asia and the safavids
Sub-Saharan Africa
The rise of Mughal India
The successors to Mughal India
Ming China
The rise of Manchu China
Japan and the shogunate
Southeast Asia
The Spanish-American empire
Europeans in North America
Colonial North America
The american revolution.
LCCN: 2009027836
Publisher: Redding, Conn. : Brown Bear Books, [2009]
