A History of the World in 100 ObjectsPenguin, 2011 M10 27 - 736 pages "An enthralling and profoundly humane book that every civilized person should read." --The Wall Street Journal The blockbuster New York Times bestseller and the companion volume to the wildly popular radio series When did people first start to wear jewelry or play music? When were cows domesticated, and why do we feed their milk to our children? Where were the first cities, and what made them succeed? Who developed math--or invented money? |
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... 6. Bird-shaped Pestle 7. Ain SakhriLoversFigurine 8. Egyptian Clay Modelof Cattle 9. Maya Maize God Statue 10. Jomon Pot PART THREE The First Cities andStates 4000–2000 BC 11. King Den's Sandal Label 12. Standard of Ur 13.
... Pot PART NINE TheRise of World Faiths AD100–600 Buddhafrom Gandhara CoinsofKumaragupta I 42. 41. 43. Silver Plate showing Shapur II 44. Hinton St Mary Mosaic 45. Arabian Bronze Hand PART TEN The Silk Road and Beyond AD 400–800 46. Gold ...
... Pot 49. Korean Valeof Lewis Roof Tile 50. Silk Princess Painting PARTELEVEN Insidethe Palace: Secrets at Court AD 700–900 51. Maya Relief of Royal Blood-letting 52. Harem Wall-painting Fragments 53. Lothair Crystal 54. Statue of Tara 55 ...
... pot to a golden galleon, froma StoneAgetool to a credit card, and all of themcome from the collection of the British Museum. Thehistory thatemerges from these objects willseem unfamiliartomany. Thereare few well-known dates, famous ...
... pot intheshapeofa warrior(Chapter 48)is one of our few starting points for recovering who these people were and understanding how they lived,how they saw themselvesandtheir world. It isacomplexand uncertain processinwhich objectsnow ...
Contents
Seated | |
Ain SakhriLoversFigurine 8 Egyptian Clay Modelof Cattle | |
Jomon | |
Hinton St Mary Mosaic | |
Arabian Bronze Hand | |
The Silk Road and Beyond | |
Ife Head | |
The David Vases | |
Taino Ritual Seat | |
PART FOURTEEN Meeting the Gods AD 12001500 | |
Holy Thorn Reliquary | |
PART THREE The First Cities andStates | |
King Dens Sandal Label | |
Standard of | |
Indus Seal 14 Jade Axe 15 Early WritingTablet PART FOUR The Beginnings of Science and Literature 2000700 | |
Flood Tablet | |
Rhind Mathematical Papyrus | |
Minoan Bullleaper | |
Mold Gold Cape | |
Statue of Ramesses II | |
PART FIVE Old WorldNewPowers 1100300BC | |
Lachish Reliefs 22 Sphinx ofTaharqo 23 Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel | |
Paracas | |
Gold Coin of Croesus | |
PART SIX The World in the Age of Confucius 500300 | |
Centaurand Lapith 28 BasseYutz Flagons | |
Olmec Stone Mask | |
Chinese Bronze Bell | |
Coin with Head of Alexander | |
Pillar of Ashoka | |
Rosetta Stone | |
Chinese Han Lacquer | |
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Augustus PART EIGHT | |
North American Otter Pipe | |
Ceremonial Ballgame Belt | |
Admonitions | |
Hoxne Pepper | |
PART NINE | |
Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy | |
Shiva and Parvati Sculpture | |
Sculpture of Huastec Goddess | |
Hoa Hakananaia Easter IslandStatue | |
PART FIFTEEN The Threshold of the Modern World AD 13751550 | |
Tughra of Suleimanthe Magnificent 72 Ming Banknote | |
Inca Gold Llama | |
Jade Dragon | |
Dürers Rhinoceros | |
PART SIXTEEN | |
Tolerance and Intolerance | |
The Oba with Europeans 78 Doubleheaded Serpent 79 Elephants 80 Pieces of Eight | |
Shia Religious Parade Standard | |
Miniature of a Mughal Prince | |
Shadow Puppet of Bima | |
PART EIGHTEEN Exploration Exploitation and Enlightenment | |
Hawaiian Feather Helmet | |
North American Buckskin | |
Australian BarkShield | |
PART NINETEEN | |
AD 17801914 91 Ships Chronometer from HMS Beagle | |
Sudanese Slit Drum | |
Suffragettedefaced Penny | |
PART TWENTY The World of our Making | |
Maps | |
Listof Objects | |
References | |