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Hall Timothy C: The Complete Idiot's Guide to World History. (In lingua inglese)
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Timothy C Hall.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to World History

Published by the Penguin Group

Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright Page
Introduction
Part 1 - The Beginnings and Foundations of Civilization
Chapter 1 - The Building Blocks of Civilization
Chapter 2 - First Civilizations of Africa and Western Asia
Chapter 3 - Ancient and Classic China
Chapter 4 - Ancient and Classic India
Chapter 5 - Classic Greece
Chapter 6 - When in Rome
Part 2 - After the Classics
Chapter 7 - Islam and Africa
...and Philosophy Brighten Things Up 203 Newton and the discovery of gravity sparked a change in thinking in science and philosophy. Now everyone thought they knew best.
Part 4: Western Domination 213
19 Revolutions 215 The Enlightenment sparked revolutions in America, France, and Latin America. Everyone started to think that they had certain rights that government should not take.
20 The Industrial Revolution 229 The Industrial Revolution was the Scientific Revolution put into practice.
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