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A Visual History of Our World

Peter Goes

by Peter Goes

An Visual History of Our World

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west coast of South America. Their mighty empire then collapsed under the weight of disease
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Beginning with the Big Bang, Goes covers mass extinctions, the rise and fall of
empires, wars, and pop culture trends, conveyed with playful details and masterly
use of negative space.
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In around 1200 the Aztecs, a nation of warriors, settled in Central America. They founded a powerful empire. Their greatest
city was Tenochtitlan, which lay in the middle of a marshy lake. The Spanish conquistador Hernn Corts conquered the Aztec
Empire between 1519 and 1521. The Aztec emperor Montezuma had believed that the arrival of the Spanish fulfilled an ancient
prophecy so he offered them hospitality. But things ended badly for the Aztecs. Not only did hostilities break out, but the
Spanish also brought with them diseases against which the Aztecs had no resistance. Many died, including Montezuma.

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ISBN: 978-1-77657-069-0
Origin: Belgium

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The Big Bang

The origins of life
Dinosaurs
Extinction of dinosaurs
First humans
First settlements
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
The Celts
The Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire
The Huns
Ming Dynasty
The Middle Ages
The Vikings

The Ottoman Empire

14th century
15th century
Inca Empire & Aztecs
16th century
The great explorers
17th century
18th century
18th-century America
19th century
First World War
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1950s
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about the book

A perfect introduction to history for young and old, this illustrated journey
through our worlds culture and events travels from the Big Bang to the iPod
and into the future.
This is a trip through time, past dinosaurs, Vikings, Aztecs and spaceships.
It looks at wars and disasters; introduces artists, explorers and leaders;
shows us living in castles, yurts and skyscrapers. And it does not neglect
the imaginationhere too are dragons, mythical figures and TV characters,
alongside world-changing inventions borne from the imaginations of scientists
and explorers. Each scene puts global events in perspective, in space and time.
For adults and older children, these detailed images reward a close study to
test your own knowledge of political, cultural and historical events. For young
children, each spread provides a slew of talking points, with the worlds stories
concisely represented.
Spot the prehistoric woolly rhino on p.8, an early kung fu practitioner on p.26,
Al Capone on p.54, Mr Spock on p.60, and Harry Potter on p.68 . . .

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From the Big Bang to the present day, illustrated scenes tell the
history of our planet in one continuous story

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Peter Goes lives in Belgium where he works as

a freelance illustrator. He was also worked as
a stage manager and studied animation at the
Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent,
Belgium.

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