Take a rollercoaster ride through the past with this fact-packed and visually stunning children's history encyclopedia.
Discover what the major turning points in history were, from the evolution and migrations of early humans, to the rise and fall of great empires such as Ancient Rome and the Aztecs. Get the inside track on wars and conflict, including European knights, Japanese samurai, Inca warriors, and the major clashes of World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the War on Terror, and so much more.
This visual reference encyclopedia uses stunning photographs and supporting illustrations to trace the history of science from Ancient Greece, through the major contributions of the Islamic world, the Scientific Revolution, the Space Race, and on to modern technology. The arts, religions, and ideas are also showcased, from the Renaissance and Greek drama to the origins of major world religions, such as Christianity and Buddhism.
Explanatorium of History is the ultimate visual encyclopedia for kids aged 10-14, telling the story of "us", from the dawn of human history up to the present day.
Author(s): DK
Publisher: DK Children
Year: 2021
CONTENTS
HUMANITY EMERGES
Timeline of prehistory
Humans evolve
Tools develop
Humans migrate out of Africa
Early humans make fire
Art begins
Culture emerges
Taking shelter
Farming changes everything
Building the first towns
Mysterious megaliths
CIVILIZATION BEGINS
Timeline of the ancient world
Pottery is invented
The Bronze Age begins
The wheel is invented
The first cities
Writing makes history
A kingdom rises on the Nile
Pharaohs rule ancient Egypt
Nubia rivals Egypt
Epic struggle
The Iron Age begins
Phoenicians sail the seas
Making money
Persia becomes a superpower
The birth of democracy
Ancient Greek myths
Alexander the Great
The first Indian empire
The Qin dynasty unifies China
Silk Roads link East and West
Buddhism spreads across Asia
Mesoamerican civilizations
Desert drawings
The Celts dominate Europe
The Romans build an empire
Ancient Roman engineering
TRADE TAKES OFF
Timeline of the medieval world
Barbarians invade Europe
Byzantine empire
Islam spreads
Polynesians sail the Pacific
The world of the Maya
The golden age of Imperial China
Gunpowder changes warfare
Vikings raid and trade
Islamic scientists spread knowledge
Chola kings rule an Indian empire
Work of art
Japan in the Heian era
Kingdoms of Africa
The Christian Church grows in power
Medieval knights serve their lords
The Crusades
The Mongols conquer Asia
The peoples of North America
An empire built on salt and gold
Lost kingdom
The empire of the Aztecs
The Inca rule a mountain empire
Trade grows in Europe
Plague hits Europe
The Ming dynasty rules China
Keeping time
EMPIRES EXPAND
Timeline of the early modern world
The Renaissance revolutionizes ideas
Explorers map the globe
The Joseon kings rule Korea
Printing spreads ideas
The Western Church splits
The Spanish invade the Americas
The Kingdom of Benin
The Ottomans build an empire
European colonists come to North America
Safavid splendour
The Qing dynasty takes control of China
Shoguns shape Japan
Pirates plague the seas
The Mughals unify India
Modern science begins
Observing nature
Absolute monarchs
Peter the Great transforms Russia
The age of enlightenment
The transatlantic slave trade
The US fights for independence
Revolution sweeps France
INDUSTRY RISES
Timeline of the age of industry
Napoleon wages war in Europe
The colonization of Australia
Abolitionists fight to end slavery
Latin America wins independence
The industrial revolution
The dawn of a new era
Revolution grips Europe
Modern surgery is born
Zulu warriors defend their kingdom
America expands west
Forced from their homelands
The British rule India
Steam trains open up the world
Civil war divides the United States
Japan opens its borders
Planning safer cities
A life of labour
The end of Imperial China
Europeans colonize Africa
Communication connects the world
Motor cars get the world moving
A new life in America
Shopping takes off
The doomed Endurance
Flight shrinks the world
Coal mining fuels industry
Women win the vote
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
Timeline of the modern world
Machines drive warfare
Battle devastation
War transforms society
Revolution rocks Russia
The Great Depression shakes the world
Fascism rises in Europe
War goes global
War hits home
The Holocaust
The dawn of the nuclear age
The Partition of India
The creation of Israel
The Cold War divides the world
Communisim grips China
Fighting for civil rights
Teenagers rebel
Liberation in Africa
Race to the Moon
Computers revolutionize society
The end of the Cold War
Apartheid divides South Africa
Orbiting Earth
The world goes online
China becomes a superpower
Going global
Distanced dining
The climate crisis
REFERENCE
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
