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History's greatest events : 100 turning points that changed the world : an illustrated journey / [editor Kelly Knauer].

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Time Home Entertainment, c2010.

History -- Miscellanea.

9781603201629 (hc.)

1603201629 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Time history's greatest events

vi, 154 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 31 cm.

Includes index.

"A fast-paced journey through the adventures of man on Planet Earth in this richly illustrated volume, which explores history's most important turning points. Here are the great religions: Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Here are the great empires, from the vanished civilization of the Minoans on Crete to the glories of Classical Greece and Rome to the mysterious collapse of the Maya culture in Mexico. Here are the visionary scientists who altered our view of nature's laws: Newton and Darwin, Copernicus and Einstein. Here are the great conquerors,including Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and Napoleon. And here are the great clashes between cultures, as Christian knights besiege Muslim citadels in the Crusades, a handful of Spanish conquistadors topple the empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and Japan attacks the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. As an illuminating guide to mankind's triumphs and sorrows, and as a gallery of human culture, science, art and architecture, it offers a dazzling and provocative encounter with the great turning points of history."--Provided by publisher.

Time Inc. Home Entertainment.

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