Bibliograph

Absolutely everything!, a history of earth, dinosaurs, rulers, robots and other things too numerous to mention, Christopher Lloyd ; [illustrated by Andy Forshaw]

Type

Label

Absolutely everything!, a history of earth, dinosaurs, rulers, robots and other things too numerous to mention, Christopher Lloyd ; [illustrated by Andy Forshaw]

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

1020L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Absolutely everything!

Oclc number

1399531190

Responsibility statement

Christopher Lloyd ; [illustrated by Andy Forshaw]

Sub title

a history of earth, dinosaurs, rulers, robots and other things too numerous to mention

Summary

Presents miscellaneous information from ancient to modern times covering the worlds of science, nature, and history

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Nothing to something: 13.8 billion - 540 million years ago, the beginning of the universe, life, and everything -- Land ahoy!: 480 million - 252 million years ago, creatures wriggle out of the seas, and forests cover the land -- Dinosaurs to apes: 252 million - 6 million years ago, terrible lizards and what comes after -- Hands free: 5 million - 12,000 years ago, walking apes to migrating humans -- Seeds of change: 38,000 BCE - 2000 BCE, farming, writing, and trade -- Nature shapes the ancient world: 3300 BCE - 1200 BCE, rivers, wind, silk, and rubber -- The first religions: 30,000 BCE - 100 CE, from indigenous religions to Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Confucianism -- Politics, philosophy and a calendar: 776 BCE - 200 BCE, how ancient Greeks, Maya, Nasca, and Chinese built, invented, and conquered -- Christianity and Islam make their mark: 30 CE - 1000 CE, cultures collide and fuse, building the foundations of the world we know today -- Inventions, climate and power: 800 - 1300, from the printed word to Magna Carta -- The global Middle Ages: 1220 - 1521, rich cultures around the world -- Colonialism takes off: 1469 - 1621, One person's miracle is another's disaster -- Revolutions all around: 1543 - 1905, science, freedom, and robots -- World at war: 1845 - 1946, when everyone was fighting everyone else -- Marching towards the millennium: 1945 - 2001, the Cold War, human rights, and the dawn of the Digital Age -- To be continued: 2002 - present, where we are now and what might come next -- World map -- Glossary

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor