A mapping of the world from the dawn of human civilization to the modern era.

Why did democracy flourish in ancient Greece?
How did Spain conquer South and Central America?
What contributed to the fall of the Berlin Wall?

The Little Book of History examines these questions and many more. Written in simple language, filled with diagrams that explain step by step the major events that shaped the modern world, and with clever illustrations, this book offers plenty of intellectual nourishment for both the beginner and the advanced student of History.