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512 pages :

colour illustrations, maps.
Contents include: 8 MYA-3000 BCE : human origins -- 3000 BCE-700 BCE : early civilizations -- 700 BCE-599 CE : the Classical Age -- 500-1449 : trade & invention -- 1450-1749 : Reformation & exploration -- 1750-1913 : the age of revolution -- 1914-2017 : technology & superpowers.
Summary: A chronological survey of world events from early human ancestors to the present day. Discover the world's most significant events through a timeline of over 7 million years. When did Hannibal cross the Alps? What caused the war of Jenkins' Ear? Who was Rosa Parks? How did the Arab Spring unfold? Discover history's most decisive moments as and when they happened. (Publisher)