Shaping World History

Africa agriculture American ancient animals became began brain breakthroughs British built canals Celsius century B.C. Charles Darwin China Chinese cities civil Climatic Change coal Colin McEvedy communication computers Darwin Darwin's Dangerous Idea decline developed Dutch Republic early earth East economic Empire England Eurasia Europe European Faraday fertility France Galileo George Stephenson German grain Greek hominid horse human ice core important improved increased Industrial Revolution innovations invented iron Kepler land living magnetic medieval Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea ment merchants Mesopotamia millennium B.C. million modern mortality Moslems movable type moved Mycotoxins Natufians natural needed Newton Nile nineteenth century Ocean percent period plants political elites population growth potatoes printing with movable production Quaker radio railroads River Roman rulers sailing scientific scientists ship social control Society steam engine telegraph temperature theory tion trade transport tube University vacuum tube volcanic western world history writing system