Eyewitness to history : from ancient times to the modern era

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ISBN: 1426206526 (hc)
ISBN: 9781426206528 (hc)
Physical Description: 463 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
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Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2011.

General Note:	In prepublication, title was main entry.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 451) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Epic journeys : prehistory to 3500 BCE -- National Geographic examines Code of Hammurabi -- Golden ages : 600 B.C.E.-600 C.E. -- National Geographic examines The Analects -- The classical age : 600 B.C.E.-500 C.E. -- National Geographic examines Dead Sea scrolls -- Postclassical era : 500-1100 -- National Geographic examines The Koran -- Kings and nomads : 1000-1450 -- National Geographic examines The Magna Carta -- Breaking bonds : 1450-1650 -- National Geographic examines Luther's 95 theses -- New world order : 1650-1800 -- National Geographic examines U.S. Constitution -- Empires rising : 1800-1900 -- National Geographic examines The origin of species -- The world at war : 1900-1945 -- National Geographic examines Treaty of Versailles -- Global cultures : 1945-2010 -- National Geographic examines 9/11 Commission report.