TY - BOOK AU - Parker,Philip TI - World history: from the ancient world to the information age SN - 0241289327 PY - 2017/// CY - New York, New York PB - DK Publishing KW - World history KW - Civilization KW - History KW - History, Ancient KW - History, Modern N1 - "First American edition published in 2010 as Eyewitness companions world history"--Title page verso; Includes index; What is history? -- The prehistoric world -- The ancient world -- The classical world -- The medieval world -- The early modern world -- The world of empires -- The modern world N2 - Discover the events that have shaped our world, from the dawn of prehistoric civilization to the digital age, brought to life with contemporary photographs, maps, paintings, and artifacts that place each event in a wider social and historical context ER -