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On File TM is our award-winning collection of visual reference materials. Each On File TM depicts complex subjects in a way that both engages and informs students and researchers. These flexible resources fit into every curriculum. -- Instructors can use the pages for handouts, overheads, posters, and testing. -- Students can use them as quick sources of information, to reference curriculum topics, or to supplement their essays and reports. -- On Files TM are available in either binder or electronic format. Designed to meet the needs of today's educators, the Regional History On File TM series provides a page-by-page journey across time. Maps, charts, timelines, and diagrams visually detail the broad range of human experience in a specific part of the world, from prehistory to the present. Organized chronologically or geographically, each volume includes information on: -- Geopolitical concerns -- Science -- Environment -- Social and intellectual life -- Religion -- Economics -- Language -- Arts and cultural life -- Conflicts (internal and external). Designed to Meet the Needs of Today's Curriculum Requirements Developed by specialists in their field, each volume in the Regional History On File TM series presents a balanced exploration of a region's history that meets the needs of today's educators and students. Combining visual information with insightful text, the unique page layout allows for an immediate, comprehensive understanding of how the world's many cultures have existed and developed since prehistoric times. Highlights: -- Multidisciplinary coverage offers a balanced presentation of the political, social, economic, and cultural history of every region of the world. -- A unique combination of text, timelines, and maps permits quick, easy access to all the information. -- Specially developed pages encourage active learning and help hone historical skills: -- Chronological thinking -- Historical comprehension -- Analysis -- Interpretation. Easy Access to All Aspects of History Each volume of the Regional History On File TM series is comprehensively indexed. What's more, information can be accessed either chronologically or regionally to accommodate diverse classroom needs. More than 500 crisp, reproducible maps, charts, timelines, and drawings visually detail the broad range of human experience in Africa, from prehistory to the present. With illustrative detail, African History On File TM provides a portrait of a vast, diverse continent that includes the political, linguistic, and religious histories of ancient civilizations and modern nation-states. Highlights: -- Coverage features civilizations that flourished independent of Middle Eastern or Western influences. -- Specially developed Peoples pages give the history of more than thirty important ethnic groups, from the Baggara to the Zulu |