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020			_a9781133934776
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050			_aD 20 .D85 2014
100			_aDuiker, William J. _eauthor
245		4	_aThe Essential World History : _bVolume II: Since 1500 / _cWilliam J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel
250			_aSEVENTH EDITION
260			_aBoston, Massachusetts : _bWadsworth, Cengage Learning, _cc2014
300			_axxxi, 862 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_aPart III. the emergence of new world patterns -- Part IV. modern patterns of world history -- Part V. toward a global civilization? the world since 1945.
520			_aFor 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.
650			_aWORLD HISTORY
700			_aSpielvogel, Jackson J. _eco-author
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