Publisher's Synopsis
Conquests and Dynasties 476 CE 1500 Follow the rise of the Byzantine empire in Asia Minor, the unification of China and the arrival of Christianity to the voyages of Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Zheng He. In between, the Muslim empire covers swathes of Europe, the Vikings land in North America, the Normans invade Britain, Genghis Khan sweeps through Asia and shoguns rule in Japan. 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.
