Throughout history, people have sought to understand the world around them and to find ways of making their lives and their work easier and more comfortable. This book brings together four key areas of human knowledge and traces the history and development of each one in turn. "World Religions" looks at how different spiritual beliefs have evolved from the Stone Age, through the mythology of ancient Greece, to major religions of the 21st century. "Science and Technology" investigates the principal trends, inventors and discoveries that have shaped the modern world. In "The Story of Medicine", you can learn about the people who revolutionized medical science and how growing knowledge of the human body, disease and hygiene led to ever more effective treatments. "Weapons and Warfare" shows hwo different types of weapon and other aspects of warfare, such as transport and communication, have developed since the 1800s, from muzzle-loading cannons to the SCUD missiles launched in the Gulf War. Illustrated reference panels on every page focus on interesting extra details, such as medicinal plants or a mini-biography of the world's first mathematician, and include maps, quick-reference lists to key dates, cross-section artworks, fact boxes, artefacts and icons which offer detailed information on each subject area.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Illustrated History Encyclopedia .

There are 256 pages in this book. This is an encyclopedia. An encyclopedia is a book or numbered set of books containing authoritative summary information about a variety of topics in the form of short essays, usually arranged alphabetically by headword or classified in some manner. An entry may be signed or unsigned, with or without illustration or a list of references for further reading. Headwords and text are usually revised periodically for publication in a new edition. In a multivolume encyclopedia, any indexes are usually located at the end of the last volume. Encyclopedias may be general (example: Encyclopedia Americana) or specialized, usually by subject (Encyclopedia of Bad Taste) or discipline (Encyclopedia of Social Work). This book was published 2001 by Anness Publishing .

Simon Adams is a writer and editor of non-fiction books, and has written extensively on history subjects for children. This book has been written by a team of expert historians, including John Farndon, Will Fowler and Brian Ward, who have between them authored more than 50 history books for children. John Farndon has written many books for children, specialising in popular science and astronomy. He has twice been shortlisted for the "Copus Science Book Prize. " Richard Walker is an award-winning science writer and is the author of a wide range of