World History

Author: Frommkin (USA), translated by Wang Qiongshu
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Thirty thousand years ago, in a cave in southwestern Europe, a shaman clad in bear skin spoke of the past and the present to attentive followers. The flickering fire cast shifting shadows on the walls. Blood was shed in sacrifice, and the spirits offered protection. With his low voice, the shaman recounted the truths of life and death, the changing of seasons, and the movement of celestial bodies, repeating the familiar stories of his people: the followers of the tribe, the ancestors passed down through generations, and the fates foretold. "Can you tell us completely the story of humanity in the universe?" "Of course, but I must tell it in my own way." Twelve fundamental turning points have led humanity from the forests of Africa millions of years ago to the 21st century. What narrative technique can condense the many twists and turns of human destiny into a single story? What historian can, like a shaman by the campfire, outline its profile in a short time?—The answer is in your hands. The main contents of this book include: the birth of humanity, the beginning of civilization, the pursuit of eternal peace, a world united, and the release of the energy of nature.