World History on File

Based on the National Standards for World History Presenting world history in the periodization and format requested by teachers, the four–volume World History On File, Second Edition covers the story of humankind as it unfolds across the millennia. Comprehensive and up-to-date, the new edition expands coverage of the Ottoman Empire and the early 20th century and includes information on the war in Iraq and global warming. New volume-specific bibliographies and indexes and a cumulative index in Volume IV supplement the text. Organized chronologically by era to give students a historical perspective, this unparalleled research effort provides readers with an inclusive, multidisciplinary look at events around the globe. Through the hundreds of newly designed maps, timelines, charts, and drawings in each volume, a seamless tapestry of the world's peoples and civilizations emerges, bringing the past to life with clarity and immediacy. New and updated pages include: *Major Religions and Philosophies in China c. 551 BCE-;present *Hinduism and Jainism in South Asia c. 3000 BCE-;present *Ottoman Empire 1: Chronology *Ottoman Empire 2: Government and Culture *South, Southeast, and East Asia in the Era of New Imperialism I c. 1800-1868 *South, Southeast, and East Asia in the Era of New Imperialism II c. 1869-;1914 *Early 20th-Century Industrial Powers *Global Warming.Facts on File, Inc. Staff is the author of 'World History on File', published 2006 under ISBN 9780816063727 and ISBN 0816063729.