World History Textbook

Developer's DescriptionBy Pustaka DewiThe word history comes ultimately from Ancient Greek histora, meaning "inquiry," "knowledge from inquiry," or "judge." However, the question of...The word history comes ultimately from Ancient Greek histora, meaning "inquiry," "knowledge from inquiry," or "judge." However, the question of what kind of inquiries historians pose, what knowledge they seek, and how they interpret the evidence that they find remains controversial. Historians draw conclusions from past approaches to history, but in the end, they always write in the context of their own time, current dominant ideas of how to interpret the past, and even subjective viewpoints. Furthermore, current events and developments often trigger which past events, historical periods, or geographical regions are seen as critical and thus should be investigated. Finally, historical studies are designed to provide specific lessons for societies today. In the words of Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and historian, "All history is contemporary history."All events that are remembered and preserved in some original form constitute the historical record. The task of historians is to identify the sources that can most usefully contribute to the production of accurate accounts of the past. These sources, known are primary sources or evidence, were produced at the time under study and constitute the foundation of historical inquiry. Ideally, a historian will use as many available primary sources as can be accessed, but in practice, sources may have been destroyed or may not be available for research. In some cases, the only eyewitness reports of an event may be memoirs, autobiographies, or oral interviews taken years later.Table Of Content :1 The Study of History and the Rise of Civilization2 Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations3 Early Civilizations4 Ancient Egypt5 Early Chinese Dynasties6 Early Civilizations in the Indian Subcontinent7 Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World8 The Roman World9 The Byzantine Empire10 The Rise and Spread of Islam11 The Middle Ages in Europe12 The Development of Russia13 The Mongol Empire14 Chinese Dynasties15 African Civilizations16 Civilizations in the Americas17 The Renaissance18 The Rise of Nation-States19 The Age of Enlightenment20 The Protestant Reformation21 Enlightened Despots22 The French Revolution23 Napoleon24 Post-Napoleonic Europe25 The Industrial Revolution26 Change in the Americas27 European Imperialism in East Asia28 The Scramble for Africa29 World War I30 The Interwar Period31 World War II32 The Cold War33 Post-Colonial Africa34 The Middle East after the Ottoman Empire35 East Asia after World War II36 South America and Latin America in the Cold War37 The Long Decade (1989-2001)38 The 21st CenturyThe eBooks app features allows the user to :Custom FontsCustom Text SizeThemes / Day mode / Night modeText HighlightingList / Edit / Delete HighlightsHandle Internal and External LinksPortrait / LandscapeReading Time Left / Pages leftIn-App DictionaryMedia Overlays (Sync text rendering with audio playback)TTS - Text to Speech SupportBook SearchAdd Notes to a HighlightLast Read Position ListenerHorizontal readingDistraction Free ReadingCredits :Boundless (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0))