Publisher's Synopsis
The first in a series of three accessible world history overviews, Simply History: Prehistory to the Middle Ages reviews the key people, places, and events in the history of the world from the beginning of human life to about 1600. The book also describes how elements of history continue to affect societies around the world today.
As with other books in Walch's Simply History series, it strives to present a brief, even-handed overview of selected highlights. These include:
The Earliest People, The Ancient Greeks, Ancient India and China, The Ancient Romans, Europe in the Middle Ages, The Middle East and the Rise of Islam, South and East Asia and Africa and the Americas.
