From Apes to Apps : 25 Essential Questions About World History (Hardcover)

Migration and the Peopling of the Earth: The DNA Trail

Domestication of Plants and Animals, A Better Lifestyle: China, Africa, and the Americas

Why Does a Civilization Decline? Indus Valley, Angor, and the Moche Civilization in Peru

Gender Roles in Ancient Cultures: China, Greece, and India

Legalism and Eastern Philosophies

The Religious Melting Pot: Confucius, The Buddha, and Jesus

Which Side Is Which? Coinage and Propaganda: Republican Roman Families and a Hellenistic Mystery Coin.

How Large Can an Empire Get? Han China, The Persian Empire, and Rome

Christianity and Eastern Mystery Religions: The Great War for Acceptance

Cross-Cultural Exchanges on Frontier Borders: China, the Greeks, Carthage, and Rome

Trade Routes and the Expansion of Intercultural Relations: Europe’s Amber Road, Asia’s Silk Road, and African Trade Routes

A Comparative Look at Feudalism: China, Europe, India, and Japan

Cultural Interaction: Moslems and the West and Moslems in India

Engineering an Empire in the Americas: Mexico and Peru

Colonization or Trade? The Americas and Asia

Drugs and World Trade: Chocolate, Opium, and the Coffee Bean

Hidden Treasures: The Role of Underwater Archaeology in Deciphering Humanity’s Past

Concepts of Nature and the Industrial Revolution

Plagues and Their Consequences: The Black Plague, Smallpox, The 1917 Flu Pandemic, and Aids

World’s Fairs and Cultural Exchange:

Yearning for the Dream World: Peach Blossom Spring, Brigadoon, and Shangri-La

Education versus Entertainment: Movies and the Cultural Learning Experience

Love and Gender in Southeast Asia

Body Types and Culture

Communications Technology: Past and Future

Migration and the Peopling of Today’s World