Who did the ancient Greeks describe as the world's best athlete? What does
the Koran say about women's rights? How has the digital revolution changed
life in the modern age? From the law courts of ancient Iraq to bloody Civil
War battlefields, explore the daily lives of people from major world cultures
throughout history, as presented in their own words. Bringing useful and
engaging material into world history classrooms, this rich collection of
historical documents and illustrations provides insight into major cultures
from all continents. Hundreds of thematically organized, annotated primary
documents, and over 100 images introduce aspects of daily life throughout
the world, including domestic life, economics, intellectual life, material
life, politics, religion, and recreation, from antiquity to the present.
Document selections are guided by the National Standards for World History,
providing a direct tie to the curriculum.

By studying daily life, we get a firmer understanding of what it was like
to live in a certain era and a certain place. Learning that Constantine I
was emperor of Rome in a.d. 313 gives us important information, but learning
about the foods prepared by a Roman peasant or how a Roman merchant traveled
about on business gives us a better idea of what it was really like to live
in Italy during the same time period. Primary sources, moreover, offer
a uniquely valuable way of learning about the past. Primary sources, of
course, are documents or artifacts produced by the people under investigation.
These sources enable us to listen directly to the voices of the past.

At the edges of the divides acording to the eras, there is some overlap
between volumes, demonstrating how each era carries on from the preceding one.

Volume 3: The Modern World, covering the birth of modern democracy in the
eighteenth century up through the present day, contains over 100 documents
from various world cultures, including Turkey, West Africa, India, the United
States, and Russia.

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