The Concise Encyclopedia of World History

Abbasid Achaemenian achieved Africa agriculture America ancient animals Arab army Aryans Asia Asia Minor Athenian Athens Aurignacian became Britain British Museum Byzantine Caliph capital Central centre century B.C. China Chinese Christian Church cities civilization coast colonies conquest cult culture defeated dynasty early East eastern economic Egypt Emperor Empire established Europe European France French frontier Germany Greece Greek Harappa Hominid Illus imperial important India industrial influence Islam Italy king kingdom Knossos land later London Magdalenian medieval ment Mesopotamia Middle military modern monarchy Mongol Moslem Mycenae Neolithic Neolithic Revolution nomads North northern organization pagan Paleolithic peasant Peloponnese period Persian Photo political population primitive provinces religion religious revolution Roman Rome royal rule rulers Russia Sassanian settlement slaves social society South southern Spain Spanish Sparta stone survived Syria temples territory tion trade tradition tribes Umayyad Upper Paleolithic victory West Western