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Absolutely everything! : a history of earth, dinosaurs, rulers, robots and other things too numerous to mention / Christopher Lloyd ; [illustrated by Andy Forshaw].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Greenbelt, Maryland : What on Earth Books, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: Revised & expandedDescription: 416 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781804660768
  • 1804660760
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Contents:
Foreword -- Nothing to something: 13.8 billion - 540 million years ago, the beginning of the universe, life, and everything -- Land ahoy!: 480 million - 252 million years ago, creatures wriggle out of the seas, and forests cover the land -- Dinosaurs to apes: 252 million - 6 million years ago, terrible lizards and what comes after -- Hands free: 5 million - 12,000 years ago, walking apes to migrating humans -- Seeds of change: 38,000 BCE - 2000 BCE, farming, writing, and trade -- Nature shapes the ancient world: 3300 BCE - 1200 BCE, rivers, wind, silk, and rubber -- The first religions: 30,000 BCE - 100 CE, from indigenous religions to Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Confucianism -- Politics, philosophy and a calendar: 776 BCE - 200 BCE, how ancient Greeks, Maya, Nasca, and Chinese built, invented, and conquered -- Christianity and Islam make their mark: 30 CE - 1000 CE, cultures collide and fuse, building the foundations of the world we know today -- Inventions, climate and power: 800 - 1300, from the printed word to Magna Carta -- The global Middle Ages: 1220 - 1521, rich cultures around the world -- Colonialism takes off: 1469 - 1621, One person's miracle is another's disaster -- Revolutions all around: 1543 - 1905, science, freedom, and robots -- World at war: 1845 - 1946, when everyone was fighting everyone else -- Marching towards the millennium: 1945 - 2001, the Cold War, human rights, and the dawn of the Digital Age -- To be continued: 2002 - present, where we are now and what might come next -- World map -- Glossary.
Summary: Presents miscellaneous information from ancient to modern times covering the worlds of science, nature, and history.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:


The most remarkable true stories of all time and around the world brought vividly to life - from the Big Bang right up to the present day.

Embark on a journey across millennia and around the world, from the latest understanding of the origins of the universe through the birth of the Earth, the very first life, the age of dinosaurs, the rise of humans, ancient civilizations, colonialism, wars, technology, everyday life, global struggles for freedom and equality, pandemics - and much more. Eye-catching and informative illustrations and photographs throughout join with author Christopher Lloyd's engaging narrative to bring to life the most remarkable true stories of all time. The 2nd edition is revised for fuller global coverage and updated with the latest research, as well as with events that have occurred since the first edition. The design has received a fresh treatment and many new photographs have been included.

Includes index.

Foreword -- Nothing to something: 13.8 billion - 540 million years ago, the beginning of the universe, life, and everything -- Land ahoy!: 480 million - 252 million years ago, creatures wriggle out of the seas, and forests cover the land -- Dinosaurs to apes: 252 million - 6 million years ago, terrible lizards and what comes after -- Hands free: 5 million - 12,000 years ago, walking apes to migrating humans -- Seeds of change: 38,000 BCE - 2000 BCE, farming, writing, and trade -- Nature shapes the ancient world: 3300 BCE - 1200 BCE, rivers, wind, silk, and rubber -- The first religions: 30,000 BCE - 100 CE, from indigenous religions to Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Confucianism -- Politics, philosophy and a calendar: 776 BCE - 200 BCE, how ancient Greeks, Maya, Nasca, and Chinese built, invented, and conquered -- Christianity and Islam make their mark: 30 CE - 1000 CE, cultures collide and fuse, building the foundations of the world we know today -- Inventions, climate and power: 800 - 1300, from the printed word to Magna Carta -- The global Middle Ages: 1220 - 1521, rich cultures around the world -- Colonialism takes off: 1469 - 1621, One person's miracle is another's disaster -- Revolutions all around: 1543 - 1905, science, freedom, and robots -- World at war: 1845 - 1946, when everyone was fighting everyone else -- Marching towards the millennium: 1945 - 2001, the Cold War, human rights, and the dawn of the Digital Age -- To be continued: 2002 - present, where we are now and what might come next -- World map -- Glossary.

Presents miscellaneous information from ancient to modern times covering the worlds of science, nature, and history.

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