Publisher's Synopsis
Exploration and Revolutions 1500 1900 four centuries when the world changes forever. Starting with the early dominance of the Spanish, Ottaman, Ming and Russian empires, climaxing with the rise of the French and English. Leaps in technology, the first signs of the North American dominance and the land grabs for the mineral wealth of Africa. HISTORY OF THE WORLD runs from the birth of civilization to modern times, a timespan ranged consecutively across four books. Major events and epochs, and cultural and scientific advances from all over the world are juxtaposed, showing what was happening in different places at the same time.
