Covering world history from its beginnings through 500 C.E., our guide covers critical aspects of this vast time period, showing how human beings evolved from hunter-gatherers to farmers, and then to city dwellers, building empires, inventing technologies, developing agriculture, forming governments and religions, and creating art and literature. Key events, figures and concepts are concisely explained for this grade range, and callout features illustrate civilizations and empires through history, as well as major world religions.