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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"This book covers the 3,000 years which saw the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - and relates the familiar stories of the sacred texts with the fruits of modern scholarship. Beginning with the origins of the people who became the Israel of the Bible, it follows the course of the ensuing millennia down to the time when the Ottoman Empire succumbed to British and French rule at the end of the First World War. Parts of the story, especially...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Geographer John C. Hudson provides a comprehensive regional geography of North America (US and Canada) in the second edition of Across This Land. The new edition incorporates the latest data available and updated place names, along with general revisions throughout. He divides the continent into ten regions: Atlantic Canada and Quebec, the Northeast, the Upland South, the Lowland South, the Middle West, the Central Plains, the Western Plains and...
13) Explore Europe
Author
Series
Publisher
Pogo
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the unique and defining characteristics of Europe. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about this continent's landscape, biomes, climate, wildlife, culture, and more. Strong STEM connections promote multi-subject learning. A Take a Look! infographic aids understanding, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, maps help...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
What is a country? Acclaimed travel writer and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton brings to life the origins and histories of fifty states that, lacking international recognition and United Nations membership, exist on the margins of legitimacy in the global order. From long-contested lands like Crimea and Tibet to lesser-known territories such as Africa's last colony and a European republic that enjoyed independence for a single day, Middleton presents...
19) Geography
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with the Rosen Educational Services, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
As the study of the diverse environments and places of Earth s surface, geography seeks to answer the questions of why things are as they are, where they are. This insightful volume delves into physical geography, which is concerned with places, and human geography, which deals with the people in the places how and why they live where they do, and how their social, economic, and cultural characteristics vary from one place to another. Other subjects...
20) North Carolina
Author
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the state of North Carolina, and includes ideas for classroom assignments.
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