Duiker, William J. <br/><br/>
The Essential World History :  Volume II: Since 1500 / 
William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel 
 - SEVENTH EDITION 
 - Boston, Massachusetts :  Wadsworth, Cengage Learning,  c2014 
 - xxxi, 862 pages :  color illustrations ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Part III. the emergence of new world patterns -- Part IV. modern patterns of world history -- Part V. toward a global civilization? the world since 1945. 
<br/><br/> For several million years after primates first appeared on the surface of the earth, human beings lived in a small communities, seeking to survive by hunting, fishing, and foraging in a frequently hostile environment. Then suddenly, in the space of a few thousand years, there was an abrupt change of direction as human beings in a few widely scattered areas of the globe began to master the art of cultivating food crops. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781133934776 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>WORLD HISTORY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D 20 .D85 2014