Great empires : an illustrated atlas.
Great empires : an illustrated atlas.
- Washington , D.C. : National Geographic, c2011.
- 367 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 356) and index.
Part I, The Ancient World 2600 B.C.-A.D. 500 -- The Ancient Middle East: Tumultuous cradle of empires -- Egypt on the rise: Lords of the Nile -- Mediterranean conquests: Greece, Carthage, and Rome -- Classical Asia: India and China -- Part II, The Middle Ages 500-1500 -- Byzantium and the Arab world: Empires of faith -- Medieval Asia: The Khmer, Mongols, and Ming -- Medieval Europe and Africa: Christian and Muslim dynasties -- Native American empires: The Toltec, Aztec, and Inca -- Part III, Modern Empires 1500s-1900s -- Western Europe and the Americas: Colonization and rebellion -- Mediterranean and Africa: Ottoman Empire and Asante -- Greatness in the East: The Mughals, Qing, and Romanovs -- Epilogue: The collapse of modern empires.
Profiles thirty great empires of the world from 2600 B.C. to the twentieth century in images and maps that show the territories held by each ruler, major trade routes, paths of military campaigns, and other important landmarks.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 356) and index.
Part I, The Ancient World 2600 B.C.-A.D. 500 -- The Ancient Middle East: Tumultuous cradle of empires -- Egypt on the rise: Lords of the Nile -- Mediterranean conquests: Greece, Carthage, and Rome -- Classical Asia: India and China -- Part II, The Middle Ages 500-1500 -- Byzantium and the Arab world: Empires of faith -- Medieval Asia: The Khmer, Mongols, and Ming -- Medieval Europe and Africa: Christian and Muslim dynasties -- Native American empires: The Toltec, Aztec, and Inca -- Part III, Modern Empires 1500s-1900s -- Western Europe and the Americas: Colonization and rebellion -- Mediterranean and Africa: Ottoman Empire and Asante -- Greatness in the East: The Mughals, Qing, and Romanovs -- Epilogue: The collapse of modern empires.
Profiles thirty great empires of the world from 2600 B.C. to the twentieth century in images and maps that show the territories held by each ruler, major trade routes, paths of military campaigns, and other important landmarks.
1426208294 : HRD $40.00 9781426208294
Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975
bl2012043219
Imperialism--History.
World history.
D32 / .G74 2011
909