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From the Book - 1st American ed.
Mummy of Hornedjitef
Olduvai stone chopping tool
Olduvai handaxe
Swimming reindeer
Clovis spear point
Bird-shaped pestle
Ain Sakhri lovers figurine
Egyptian clay model of cattle
Maya maize god statue
Jomon pot
King Den's sandal label
Standard of Ur
Indus seal
Jade axe
Early writing tablet
Flood tablet
Rhind mathematical papyrus
Minoan bull-leaper
Mold gold cape
Statue of Ramesses II
Lachish reliefs
Sphinx of Taharqo
Chinese Zhou ritual vessel
Paracas textile
Gold coin of Croesus
Oxus chariot model
Parthenon sculpture: centaur and Lapith
Basse-Yutz flagons
Olmec stone mask
Chinese bronze bell
Coin with head of Alexander
Pillar of Ashoka
Rosetta stone
Chinese Han lacquer cup
Head of Augustus
Warren cup
North American otter pipe
Ceremonial ballgame belt
Admonitions scroll
Hoxne pepper pot
Seated Buddha from Gandhara
Gold coins of Kumaragupta I
Plate showing Shapur II
Hinton St. Mary mosaic
Arabian bronze hand
Gold coins of Abd al-Malik
Sutton Hoo helmet
Moche warrior pot
Korean roof tile
Silk princess painting
Maya relief of royal blood-letting
Harem wall-painting fragments
Lothair crystal
Statue of Tara
Chinese Tang tomb figures
Vale of York hoard
Hedwig beaker
Japanese bronze mirror
Borobudur Buddha head
Kilwa pot sherds
The Lewis chessmen
Hebrew Astrolabe
Ife head
The David vases
Taino ritual seat
Holy thorn reliquary
Icon of the triumph of orthodoxy
Shiva and Parvati sculpture
Sculpture of Huastec goddess
Hoa Hakananai'a Easter island statue
Tughra of Suleiman the magnificent
Ming banknote
Inca gold llama
Jade dragon cup
Durer's Rhinoceros
Mechanical galleon
Benin plaque: the Oba with Europeans
Double-headed serpent
Kakiemon elephants
Pieces of eight
Shi'a religious parade standard
Miniature of a Mughal prince
Shadow puppet of Bima
Mexican Codex map
Reformation centenary broadsheet
Akan drum
Hawaiian feather helmet
North American buckskin map
Australian bark shield
Jade Bi
Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle
Early Victorian tea set
Hokusai's The great wave
Sunanese slit drum
Suffragette-defaced penny
Russian revolutionary plate
Hockney's In the dull village
Throne of weapons
Credit card
Solar-powered lamp and charger.
From the Book
Pt. 1. Making us human: 2,000,000-9000 BC : Mummy of Hornedjitef ; Olduvai stone chopping tool ; Olduvai handaxe ; Swimming reindeer ; Clovis spear point --
pt. 2. After the Ice Age: food and sex: 9000-3500 BC : Bird-shaped pestle ; Ain Sakhri lovers figurine ; Egyptian clay model of cattle ; Maya maize god statue ; Jomon pot --
pt. 3. The first cities and states: 4000-2000 BC : King Den's sandal label ; Standard of Ur ; Indus seal ; Jade axe ; Early writing tablet --
pt. 4. The beginnings of science and literature: 2000-700 BC : Flood tablet ; Rhind mathematical papyrus ; Minoan bull-leaper ; Mold gold cape ; Statue of Ramesses II --
pt. 5. Old world, new powers: 1100-300 BC : Lachish reliefs ; Sphinx of Taharqo ; Chinese Zhou ritual vessel ; Paracas textile ; Gold coin of Croesus --
pt. 6. The world in the age of Confucius: 500-300 BC : Oxus chariot model ; Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith ; Basse-Yutz flagons ; Olmec stone mask ; Chinese bronze bell --
pt. 7. Empire builders: 300 BC-AD 10 : Coin with head of Alexander ; Pillar of Ashoka ; Rosetta stone ; Chinese Han lacquer cup ; Head of Augustus --
pt. 8. Ancient pleasures, modern spice: AD 1-500 : Warren cup ; North American otter pipe ; Ceremonial ballgame belt ; Admonitions scroll ; Hoxne pepper pot --
pt. 9. The rise of world faiths: AD 100-600 : Seated Buddha from Gandhara ; Gold coins of Kumaragupta I ; Plate showing Shapur II ; Hinton St. Mary mosaic ; Arabian bronze hand --
pt. 10. The silk road and beyond: AD 400-800 : Gold coins of Abd al-Malik ; Sutton Hoo helmet ; Moche warrior pot ; Korean roof tile ; Silk princess painting --
Pt. 11. Inside the palace: secrets at court: AD 700-900 : Maya relief of royal blood-letting ; Harem wall-painting fragments ; Lothair crystal ; Statue of Tara ; Chinese Tang tomb figures --
pt. 12. Pilgrims, raiders and traders: AD 800-1300 : Vale of York hoard ; Hedwig beaker ; Japanese bronze mirror ; Borobudur Buddha head ; Kilwa pot sherds --
pt. 13. Status symbols: AD 1100-1500 : The Lewis chessmen ; Hebrew astrolabe ; Ife head ; The David vases ; Taino ritual seat --
pt. 14. Meeting the gods: AD 1200-1500 : Holy Thorn Reliquary ; Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy ; Shiva and Parvati sculpture ; Sculpture of Huastec goddess ; Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue --
pt. 15. The threshold of the modern world: AD 1375-1550 : Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent ; Ming banknote ; Inca gold llama ; Jade dragon cup ; Dürer's Rhinoceros --
pt. 16. The first global economy: AD 1450-1650 : Mechanical galleon ; Benin plaque: the Oba with Europeans ; Double-headed serpent ; Kakiemon elephants ; Pieces of eight --
pt. 17. Tolerance and intolerance: AD 1550-1700 : Shi'a religious parade standard ; Miniature of a Mughal prince ; Shadow puppet of Bima ; Mexican codex map ; Reformation centenary broadsheet --
pt. 18. Exploration, exploitation and enlightenment: AD 1680-1820 : Akan drum ; Hawaiian feather helmet ; North American buckskin map ; Australian bark shield ; Jade Bi --
pt. 19. Mass production, mass persuasion: AD 1780-1914 : Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle ; Early Victorian tea set ; Hokusai's The Great Wave ; Sudanese slit drum ; Suffragette-defaced penny --
pt. 20. The world of our making: AD 1914-2010 : Russian revolutionary plate ; Hockney's In the Dull Village ; Throne of weapons ; Credit card ; Solar-powered lamp and charger.
From the CD - Unabridged.
pt. 1. Making us human: 2,000,000-9000 BC. Mummy of Hornedjitef ; Olduvai stone chopping tool ; Olduvai handaxe ; Swimming reindeer ; Clovis spear point -- pt. 2. After the Ice Age: food and sex: 9000-3500 BC. Bird-shaped pestle ; Ain Sakhri lovers figurine ; Egyptian clay model of cattle ; Maya maize god statue ; Jomon pot -- pt. 3. The first cities and states: 4000-2000 BC. King Den's sandal label ; Standard of Ur ; Indus seal ; Jade axe ; Early writing tablet -- pt. 4. The beginnings of science and literature: 2000-700 BC. Flood tablet ; Rhind mathematical papyrus ; Minoan bull-leaper ; Mold gold cape ; Statue of Ramesses II -- pt. 5. Old world, new powers: 1100-300 BC. Lachish reliefs ; Sphinx of Taharqo ; Chinese Zhou ritual vessel ; Paracas textile ; Gold coin of Croesus -- pt. 6. The world in the age of Confucius: 500-300 BC. Oxus chariot model ; Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith ; Basse-Yutz flagons ; Olmec stone mask ; Chinese bronze bell -- pt. 7. Empire builders: 300 BC-AD 10. Coin with head of Alexander ; Pillar of Ashoka ; Rosetta stone ; Chinese Han lacquer cup ; Head of Augustus -- pt. 8. Ancient pleasures, modern spice: AD 1-500. Warren cup ; North American otter pipe ; Ceremonial ballgame belt ; Admonitions scroll ; Hoxne pepper pot -- pt. 9. The rise of world faiths: AD 100-600 : Seated Buddha from Gandhara ; Gold coins of Kumaragupta I ; Plate showing Shapur II ; Hinton St. Mary mosaic ; Arabian bronze hand -- pt. 10. The silk road and beyond: AD 400-800. Gold coins of Abd al-Malik ; Sutton Hoo helmet ; Moche warrior pot ; Korean roof tile ; Silk princess painting --
pt. 11. Inside the palace: secrets at court: AD 700-900. Maya relief of royal blood-letting ; Harem wall-painting fragments ; Lothair crystal ; Statue of Tara ; Chinese Tang tomb figures
pt. 12. Pilgrims, raiders and traders: AD 800-1300. Vale of York hoard ; Hedwig beaker ; Japanese bronze mirror ; Borobudur Buddha head ; Kilwa pot sherds
pt. 13. Status symbols: AD 1100-1500. The Lewis chessmen ; Hebrew astrolabe ; Ife head ; The David vases ; Taino ritual seat
pt. 14. Meeting the gods: AD 1200-1500. Holy Thorn Reliquary ; Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy ; Shiva and Parvati sculpture ; Sculpture of Huastec goddess ; Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue
pt. 15. The threshold of the modern world: AD 1375-1550. Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent ; Ming banknote ; Inca gold llama ; Jake dragon cup ; Dürer's Rhinoceros
pt. 16. The first global economy: AD 1450-1650. Mechanical galleon ; Benin plaque: the Oba with Europeans ; Double-headed serpent ; Kakiemon elephants ; Pieces of eight
pt. 17. Tolerance and intolerance: AD 1550-1700. Shi'a religious parade standard ; Miniature of a Mughal prince ; Shadow puppet of Bima ; Mexican codex map ; Reformation centenary broadsheet
pt. 18. Exploration, exploitation and enlightenment: AD 1680-1820. Akan drum ; Hawaiian feather helmet ; North American buckskin map ; Australian bark shield ; Jade Bi
pt. 19. Mass production, mass persuasion: AD 1780-1914. Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle ; Early Victorian tea set ; Hokusai's The Great Wave ; Sudanese slit drum ; Suffragette-defaced penny
pt. 20. The world of our making: AD 1914-2010. Russian revolutionary plate ; Hockney's In the Dull Village ; Throne of weapons ; Credit card ; Solar-powered lamp and charger.
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9780670022700
9781408469880
140846988
9780143124153
9781408469880
140846988
9780143124153
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