Publisher's Synopsis
Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past presents a comprehensive and accessible account of the development of the world's cultures and encounters that is meaningful and appropriate for today. Its lauded team of authors draws upon their years of classroom experience to engage readers through the hallmark approach of the themes of traditions and encounters, telling an inclusive story of our world through time. Readers develop a historical lens through examination of past events to analyze causes and effects, while exploring similarities and differences to understand the development of our world. McGraw Hill's Connect® platform offers powerful additional resources such as the adaptive SmartBook; new History Skills Videos; interactive maps; hundreds of assignable print and visual primary sources supported by pedagogical scaffolding; a wide array of professionally-produced podcasts on relevant topics; Writing Assignments (with built-in plagiarism checkers); and hundreds of test items for creating assessments.
