Summary

Praise for the previous edition:

"...designed to meet a wide range of educational standards...Teachers in many disciplines can...benefit from this resource."—Library Journal

Now completely up to date, the Timelines On File™ four-volume set has been used and trusted by middle and high school students, teachers, and librarians for years. This updated edition offers wide-ranging and complete chronologies through 2005 and features 18 new plates and 150 newly designed maps and illustrations. New information covers the current situation in Iraq, as well as the Canadian provinces.

Each updated volume in this comprehensive set provides hundreds of illustrations, tables, and graphs, and is arranged to closely follow today's school curriculum. Volume I covers ancient and medieval history, focusing on societies around the globe. Volume II explores the history of the expanding world, and Volume III examines the 20th century. Volume IV presents a thumbnail history of each United Nations member, every U.S. state, and every Canadian province.

Each volume begins with an outline of world history, followed by historical timelines of specific regions and arts, religions and ideas, and science and technology that flourished within each region.

Regions include:

• Africa
• The Middle East
• Asia
• Europe
• Australasia and the Pacific
• Central and South America
• Canada
• The United States.