This excitingly presented atlas containing 100 specially drawn full-color maps that relate the story of humankind from its beginnings in Africa to the present day, and will offer the reader fascinating insights into world history and the background to current global events. Extensive coverage in this book sets the major civilizations of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe in their global context and explains their rise to power, conquests, and cultural achievements with wealth of information and more than 50 timelines.