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A true exploration of world history, this text presents world history through an analysis of eight chronological turning points seen through the prisms of eight different themes ― origins, cities, empires, religion, trade, migrations, revolutions, and technology. Focusing throughout on three major questions ― What do we know? How do we know it? What difference does it make? ― it helps students make sense of the immensity of human historical experience ― the most significant activities, accomplishments and failures ― throughout the world, from earliest times to the present. Rich in primary sources ― both written and visual ― and in data and interpretation, it addresses how historians form, debate, and revise our historical understanding of the world, shows the value of other disciplines in understanding history, and helps students begin to assess their own place in the ongoing history of the world.

Prentice Hall's exclusive Companion Website™ that accompanies The World's History, Second Edition, offers unique tools and support that make it easy for students and instructors to integrate this online study guide with the text. The site is a comprehensive resource that is organized according to the chapters within the text and features a variety of learning and teaching modules.

For students:

• Study Guide Modules contains a variety of exercises and features designed to help students with self-study. Also included are documents, interactive maps, and links to related content available on the World Wide Web.
• Reference Modules contain Web Destinations and Net Search options that provide the opportunity to quickly reach information on the Web that relates to the content in the text.
• Communication Modules include tools such as Live Chat and Message Boards to facilitate online collaboration and communication.
• Personalization Modules include our enhanced Help feature that contains a text page for browsers and plug-ins.

• Syllabus Manager™ tool provides an easy-to-follow process for creating, posting, and revising a syllabus online that is accessible from any point within the companion website.
• A Faculty Module for each chapter offers lecture hints, class activities, and graphics from the text that can be downloaded into Powerpoint™ presentation.