History of the Ancient and Medieval World, Second Edition

ISBN	9780761477891       © 2009

Specifications

8½" X 11"; 144 pages per volume; Library Binding

No. of Volumes

11

List Price

US$ 714.21

Discounted Price

US$ 499.95

Also Available on Marshall Cavendish Digital

This new, thoroughly revised edition examines world history from the emergence of the earliest humans about two million years ago all the way to the end of the Middle Ages. Following a generally chronological approach, the encyclopedia provides in-depth coverage of cultures, people, and events.

Arrangement

-	10 highly illustrated volumes with chapters organized chronologically
	-	The First Civilizations
	-	Western Asia and the Mediterranean
	-	Ancient Greece
	-	The Roman Empire
	-	The Changing Shape of Europe
	-	The Early Middle Ages in Western Asia and Europe
	-	Southern and Eastern Asia
	-	Europe in the Middle Ages
	-	Western Asia, Northern Europe, and Africa in the Middle Ages
	-	The Passing of the Medieval World
-	Each of the first 10 volumes includes:
	-	Volume index
	-	Time line
	-	Glossary
	-	Further resources
-	Additional index volume
-	97 chapters
-	1,000 illustrations
-	40 maps
-	Individual time lines for each chapter
-	Boxed features to elaborate on particular topics of interest
-	Cross-references to related chapters

New To This Edition

-	Thoroughly revised text
-	1,000 new illustrations
-	40 new maps
-	Time lines
-	Cross-references

Scope
Each of the 97 chapters concentrates on a specific time period, region, and culture. This basic chronological structure leads the reader from one period to the next and provides a logical flow for studying not only a particular culture but how the rise and fall of one culture is directly related to the rise and fall of other cultures in the same region. Within this broad structure, individual chapters provide details about the people, places, and events that define a period.

Index Volume 11 contains:

-	Time line
-	Major historical figures
-	Glossary
-	Resources for further study
	-	Books
	-	Web sites
-	Thematic indexes: arts and culture; everyday life; geographical locations; government and politics; people; religion; technology; trade and economy; wars and battles
-	Comprehensive A–Z index

Benefits
This new edition reorganizes, clarifies, and expands on the material provided in the previous edition. This richly illustrated reworking has produced an even more valuable tool that will help readers understand the events of world history and place them in a global context.