Handy Answer: The Handy History Answer Book: From the Stone Age to the Digital Age

Editor/Author Werner, Stephen A.
Publication Year: 2021
Publisher: Visible Ink Press

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-1-57-859680-5
Category: History - History, Ancient
Image Count: 291
Book Status: Available
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The Handy History Answer Book: From the Stone Age to the Digital Age takes a riveting walk through the ages, looking at the most important events of the past 5,000 years, including wars, disasters, pandemics, births, lives, and more.

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Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
  • HISTORY BASICS
  • Why Study History?
  • Interesting Ways to Study History
  • Human Origins
  • THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN TO MIDDLE AGES EUROPE
  • Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages
  • Ancient Egyptian Culture
  • Ancient Greek Culture
  • Ancient Roman Culture
  • The Tribal Peoples of Europe
  • The Rise of Islam
  • THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE IN EUROPE
  • Setting the Stage for the Middle Ages
  • The Middle Ages
  • Monasticism
  • Medieval Literature and Architecture
  • The Crusades
  • England
  • Religious Struggles in the Middle Ages
  • The Renaissance
  • EMPIRES, KINGDOMS, DYNASTIES, AND NATIONS
  • The Ottoman Empire
  • The Habsburgs
  • England
  • France
  • French Revolution
  • Other Important Developments
  • The House of Windsor
  • The European Union
  • THE FIRST AMERICANS
  • The First North Americans
  • Empires of Mesoamerica and South America
  • The Maya Empire
  • The Aztec Empire
  • The Inca Empire
  • Discovery of the New World
  • Colonial America
  • EUROPEAN COLONIES AND THE EARLY UNITED STATES
  • Colonialism
  • American Revolution
  • The U.S. Constitution
  • War of 1812
  • The American Party System
  • The American Presidency
  • American Immigration
  • THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
  • The Antislavery Movement
  • The Civil War
  • Reconstruction
  • AMERICA FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO WORLD WAR I
  • The Sioux Uprising
  • President Andrew Johnson
  • The Battle of Little Bighorn
  • The Spanish–American War
  • Assassinations
  • Immigration
  • The Eary Twentieth Century
  • THE WORLD WARS
  • World War I
  • The Era between the World Wars
  • The Spanish Civil War
  • The Rise of Nazi Germany
  • American Forces in Europe
  • The War in the Pacific
  • World War II Ends
  • The Holocaust
  • AMERICA AFTER WORLD WAR II
  • The Korean War
  • The Vietnam War
  • Richard Nixon
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Grenada
  • Persian Gulf War
  • THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
  • Early Twenty-first Century
  • The Great Recession
  • The 44th and 45th Presidents of the United States
  • RUSSIA AND THE SOVIET UNION
  • The Romanovs
  • The Russian Revolution
  • The Soviet Union
  • The Cold War
  • The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
  • Vladimir Putin
  • ASIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
  • Famous Asian Rulers
  • History of China
  • Ancient Chinese Religion
  • Philosophical Taoism
  • Confucianism
  • Religion in China Today
  • Conflict in China in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
  • The Independence of India
  • PHILOSOPHY
  • What is Philosophy?
  • Ancient Philosophy
  • Medieval Philosophy
  • Modern Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Government
  • RELIGION
  • Hinduism
  • Buddhism
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Basic Christian Beliefs
  • Islam
  • Other Important Religions
  • THE LAW
  • Ancient Law
  • International Law
  • U.S. Law and Justice
  • Famous U.S. Trials
  • ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
  • Economics
  • Money
  • Trade and Commerce
  • Natural Resources
  • The Industrial Revolution: 1700s to 1800s
  • Mail Order and Stores
  • Business Corruption and Failures
  • HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
  • Civil Rights
  • Women’s Rights
  • The Birth Control Movement
  • Roe v. Wade
  • POLITICAL AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
  • Nationalism
  • The Solidarity Movement in Poland
  • Apartheid in South Africa
  • U.S. Populism, Progressivism, and the Labor Movement
  • Counterculture, Consumerism, and the Environment
  • The Antislavery Movement Today
  • LGBTQIA Rights
  • Other Recent Movements
  • WESTERN ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND ARCHITECTURE
  • Fine Art
  • Renaissance Art
  • Michelangelo
  • Other Important Renaissance Artists
  • Baroque Art
  • Rococo and Romantic Painting
  • Impressionism
  • Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Matisse
  • Modern Art
  • Photography
  • Architecture
  • MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATER
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Theater
  • EXPRESSIONS OF HUMAN CULTURE
  • Written Language
  • Education
  • Folktales
  • Literature
  • The Early Days of Movies
  • Early Radio and Television
  • EXPLORATION
  • Famous Ancient Explorers
  • Circumnavigation of the Globe
  • Exploration in the Twentieth Century
  • Space: The Final Frontier
  • Modern Explorers of a Different Type
  • DISASTERS
  • Natural Disasters
  • Volcanic Eruptions
  • Earthquakes
  • Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
  • Tornadoes
  • Floods
  • Blizzards
  • Fires
  • Accidents and Technological Failures
  • Disasters on Ships
  • Aircraft Disasters
  • Space Disasters
  • Industrial Accidents
  • Global Warming and Climate Changes
  • Mass Extinction
  • MEDICINE AND DISEASE
  • Early Medicine
  • The Roots of Modern Medicine
  • Fighting Germs
  • Women Leaders in Medicine
  • New Discoveries in Medicine
  • Epidemics
  • Psychology and Mental Health
  • Issues in Medicine Today
  • SCIENCE AND INVENTION
  • Science
  • Natural History
  • Invention
  • Transportation
  • Communication
  • FURTHER READING